Prospect Info: Leafs' 2019 2nd-round (#53) -- LW/C Nicholas Robertson -- OHL - 5' 9"/162lbs

[uncleben]

Nicholas Robertson at eliteprospects.com

He’s extremely hard on the forecheck, relentless in puck pursuit, and a big-time trash talker, EPrinkside.com 2019

He is an offensive dynamo, with a very high level of individual skill. His feet are quick and constantly in motion, and his hands can keep , McKeen's Hockey 2019

A shifty player whose puck skills and smarts make up for his smaller frame, Future Considerations 2019

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[Paradoc]

Welcome to the Toronto!

Eliteprospect page: Nicholas Robertson at eliteprospects.com

 

[Orfieus]

Cool

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Great pick.

Ranked as a first rounder on a few lists. As high as #25 by Pronman.

Well done, Dubas.

 

[X66]

Leafs draft another SMURF?!?!

~HF primitive Leafs

 

[Brobust]

One of the better forwards in the OHL.

 

[willmma]

 

[therealkoho]

Rankings (not all rankings are final)

Elite Prospects: #36
Future Considerations: #45
Hockey Prospect: #48
McKenzie/TSN: #38
NHL Central Scouting: #17 (NA Skaters)

2019 NHL Draft prospect profile: Nick Robertson never stops moving

 

[LastWordArmy]

Nicholas Robertson Scouting Report: 2019 NHL Draft #38

 

[MJ65]

 

[Visnovsky]

Absolutely love it.

 

[Duffman955]

Wonder how he would have done on a better offensive team.

Also, hes young, can he grow a couple of inches? His brother is bigger

 

[MJ65]

What took so long to unlock this thread - any ways a good pick by the Leafs

 

[justafan22]

Wonder how he would have done on a better offensive team.

Also, hes young, can he grow a couple of inches? His brother is bigger

He's also really young too

 

[Alerion]

Hi I'm here to overreact to Robertson's size

 

[Menzinger]

Have never seen him play but those stats are excellent

 

[hockeywiz542]

NHL Draft Preview: Nick Robertson – Peterborough Petes

You battled a wrist injury all season long; did that come up when talking to teams, and how did you respond to those questions?

NR: It came up almost in every interview. I explained how I played a few games at less than one hundred percent, played in a cast, and how I think that hindered my production a bit in the first part of the season, but that it’s doing great now.

What area of your game do you think you need to work on to elevate it to be able to play at the NHL level?

NR: I’ve been telling teams I need to work on my game in the defensive zone. I think it’s pretty good in the OHL, but when you get to the NHL the little details matter so much. No matter how good you are, those are the little things that are going to make the difference between you being a first line guy or a fourth line guy. It’s important to pay attention to the little details. Things like getting bigger and stronger will come with time and age in addition to training.

 

[Walshy7]

Have never seen him play but those stats are excellent

Yeah same here. I like he is known for his shot we have a lot of small wingers but not many of any known for their shots. LW too? Like it a lot seemed to be ranked higher than we got him too.

 

[Cor]

Great valued pick. Love the high motor.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

sure he's skilled and incredibly intense and hard working, but Dubas failed to get a perfect player at #53 in the draft. incredible disappointment

 

[MattySnipes]

If he was from Soo fans here would lose their minds lmao.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Dude can snipe

 

[Gallagbi]

Not knowledgeable on him, but like that he's young and leading his team in scoring.

 

[DarkKnight]

Definitely was ranked higher. Also true, a lot of teams passed on him for some reason.

First blush, thumbs up.

 

[Field of Dreams]

From the scouting reports he sounds like a young Brad Marchand