3 Players to Watch at Toronto Maple Leafs Development Camp

Jul 13, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson (89) listens to instructions from Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe during a NHL workout at the Ford Performance Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /

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TORONTO, ON – APRIL 13: Nick Robertson #89 of the Toronto Maple Leafs (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

No. 1: Nick Robertson

When I think of Nick Robertson, I keep forgetting that he’s still a young developing prospect, because it feels like we’ve talking about him forever. However, he’s only 20-years-old, with his 20th birthday taking place today.

If you include the play-in game’s against Columbus, Robertson has only played 31 professional games in the past two seasons. He played 10 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and 21 with the Toronto Marlies.

So although many of us want to see him make the big leap this year to the NHL, he could use a true campaign in the American Hockey League to craft his game at the professional level before becoming an everyday NHLer.

Robertson should be hands-down the best player at the development camp and if he’s not it’ll be a big disappointment. I’d be shocked if there’s not at least one magical play that gets retweeted on Twitter by him, as he should dominate the weekend.

This is a huge year for Robertson, so it’ll be interesting to see how he does after another summer of training.

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