Brad Treliving and the Maple Leafs Officially Have Some Work To Do After Nick Robertson Deal

August 3rd was set as the date for Nick Robertson and the Leafs to meet in front of an arbitrator. Instead, the two sides agreed to a one-year deal with a reasonable salary.

Despite agreeing to a new deal, some have suggested that it was the Leafs' way of moving the process along and allowing GM Brad Treliving to find a trade partner for the 23-year-old Robertson.

Given that Treliving has been trying to move David Kampf and Calle Jarnkrok all summer to free up roster and cap space with no luck, he may try his luck at flipping Robertson instead.

After signing Robertson, the Leafs have $1.9M in cap space with 14 forwards, 7 defencemen and 2 goalies currently on their roster, according to Puckpedia.

Puckpedia's projected roster and cap space also includes Michael Pezzetta and Philippe Myers, along with their minimal salaries, being sent to the Toronto Marlies.

The Leafs may have internal options to fill the void in their top-six following the departure of Mitch Marner, but none are proven options yet. Although Treliving's plan was to replace Marner by committee, which he may have done, most still see the right wing of the first line as a need to be filled for the Leafs.

With training camp less than two months away, Treliving will continue to work the phones to see if he can acquire his missing forward ahead of the start of the regular season.