I have never seen Robertson play but I do know he PKs and just recently got a SHG
Prospect Info: Leafs' 2019 2nd-round (#53) -- LW/C Nicholas Robertson -- OHL - 5' 9"/162lbs
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I have never seen Robertson play but I do know he PKs and just recently got a SHG
Wafflewhipper
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Look who's sitting at #11 for goals per game right now in the history of the OHL. Only Tanti and Lindros have had a higher rate before their age 19 season.
For reference Tavares is 17th and Kane is 18th
For reference Tavares is 17th and Kane is 18th
Seeing that list actually makes the feat look less impressive. I've only heard of 2-3 of those guys.
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Of the guys ahead of Robertson,
Bullard played a decade and had a 51 goal season with 2 40 goal seasons.
Tanti played over a decade with multiple 40 goal seasons
Lindros is obvious
McCauley played nearly a decade
Sheppard played in the NHL for 12 seasons with a 50 goal season
Pearson and Peake played 4-5 years in the league.
Godden and Gatzos are the only two that never really did anything.
Just because they played in the 80's and 90's doesn't make them "nothing names".
Most of these guys at least played in the NHL longer than the average career, and most of them had a few excellent ones at the very least.
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A team would be LUCKY to get a D+1 season like this from a Top 10 pick. Looking like a tremendous pick for the slot he was drafted in. What value.
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Good grief, memory fades. There's three OBVIOUS exceptions to the rule: Sheppard and Tanti were good NHL goalscorers. In fact Sheppard was great for a while. About 600 goals between the two of them.
Because this is about Robertson's goalscoring, obvious, obvious caveat concerning Lindros' health, etc...To place Sheppard in context, Lindros scored 372 career NHL goals. Sheppard scored 357 career NHL goals and 52 in one season. Eric Lindros never broke 50 in a single season (points totals notwithstanding).
I'm on record as saying (and I'm sure there's a lot of us out there who think alike) Eric Lindros was the most dominant junior player I ever saw. But credit where credit's due. Sheppard and Tanti deserve respect. And so does Robertson's little clip here. He's passing the eye test. He's passing the stats test. He was a young draft selection. He's having a great +1. He's Toronto property...
What is there to quibble about?
Because this is about Robertson's goalscoring, obvious, obvious caveat concerning Lindros' health, etc...To place Sheppard in context, Lindros scored 372 career NHL goals. Sheppard scored 357 career NHL goals and 52 in one season. Eric Lindros never broke 50 in a single season (points totals notwithstanding).
I'm on record as saying (and I'm sure there's a lot of us out there who think alike) Eric Lindros was the most dominant junior player I ever saw. But credit where credit's due. Sheppard and Tanti deserve respect. And so does Robertson's little clip here. He's passing the eye test. He's passing the stats test. He was a young draft selection. He's having a great +1. He's Toronto property...
What is there to quibble about?
That's a marner move, Nylander shot, and apparently he's Hyman-esque in his drive.
That would be a player..
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A shockingly measured and actually informative post.
We don't really "do" that here on the Leafs board. Don't let it happen again.
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Finished with 2g 3 assists tonight. 13 game goal streak. 14 game point streak. First in goals in the OHL now. Tied actually. He done it in lots less games
I’m a Windsor native, and Ernie Godden is legend here. Guy scored 87 goals in ‘80-‘81
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And he was months premature. His dad didn’t know about the towers until he was trying to donate blood to his son. And the lines were full
I am not going to ask how and why you know this
btw, those announcers were great. They sounded like true Pros. Doesn't Rogers ever listen/ watch those guys?
They are miles ahead of Millen
kk87
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Well over a goal per game and yet only one hat trick?? He'll fit right in with Auston 
Seriously though, as much as I'm a big proponent in the adage "an assist is worth as much as a goal", I feel like at the junior level, goal scoring is often a much bigger indicator of future success. To be producing at this rate, this soon, as a late second is pretty unprecedented
Seriously though, as much as I'm a big proponent in the adage "an assist is worth as much as a goal", I feel like at the junior level, goal scoring is often a much bigger indicator of future success. To be producing at this rate, this soon, as a late second is pretty unprecedented
Oh it’s not inside info. I’m not family. It was in an athletic article.
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