3 Marlies who will make Toronto Maple Leafs lineup

No. 2: Nick Robertson

20-years-old is still very young for a player to make a difference at the NHL-level, but Leafs fans everywhere want to finally see what Nick Robertson is made of. Injuries and the pandemic have really halted Robertson’s development, but ever since he scored 55 goals in 46 games in his last year of junior, fans have been dying to see what he can do with the Leafs.

If Robertson is going to make the leap to the NHL this year, they can’t put him on the fourth-line. Nothing good will happen to his development if he’s playing eight minutes per night and isn’t in a scoring opportunity.

As a skilled player, Robertson needs to play with other skilled guys and see if he can keep up. Robertson should be given the chance to play with John Tavares and William Nylander, or Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner on the top-six for the first 20 games of the 2022-23 season and see if he can score. If Michael Bunting can be a 20-goal scorer, Robertson should be able to double that in the NHL playing alongside such skill, so it’s time to see if he fits.