Prior to last Friday's NHL trade deadline, the Toronto Maple Leafs had make a surprising roster move to accommodate the return of Calle Jarnkrok from a 13-game absence due to a broken knuckle. It resulted in Nicholas Robertson being sent down to the Toronto Marlies for 10 days.
On Monday morning, Robertson was recalled and joined the Leafs for practice at Scotiabank Arena. While he was happy to be back with the big club, he did not mince words when it came to voicing his displeasure with his playing situation.
The former second-round pick began the season with the Marlies after losing his spot to Fraser Minten, and cap complications, but after four games, found himself back on the roster as a season-ending injury.
Barring injury, it does not appear that Robertson will get into the lineup this week as he skated as an extra along with Noah Gregor. In 41 games with the Leafs this season, Robertson has 8 goals and 19 points while averaging just over 11 minutes per game. If Robertson doesn't see much action the rest of the season, the pending RFA could be on his way out of Toronto this summer.
