Re: Toronto Maple Leafs
Originally Posted by
lucafen4
Use to be a time you earned your stripes and 90% of kids started on the 4th line and won more ice time with solid play.
he has yet to show he deserves 15+min per game along side Tavares & Nylander. 29pts in 28gp in the AHL proves nothing - just ask pt/gm dman AHL lifer TJ Brennan.
Don't get me wrong, I think he gets there and soon... but I am not for gifting him anything. He should start 3rd line and outwork some superstars for Oct, Nov, Dec before getting a Nylander/Tavares sniff - my opinion.
I personally think it's a disservice to an offensive person on a team expecting to win to be put on a line that is designed for checking. I remember when Marner was with Matt Martin, it was fine for the time because expectations were low and it made sense for time in the Leafs journey. Now...you need wins. Telling Robertson to "earn" his offensive shot after telling him he needs to "earn" the top 6 role while in the minors is wrong.
He deserves an actual shot at the role he has been groomed for in the minors. That "earning" a role now happens in the minors, not on the 4th line. I think it's just annoying seeing a player make 1 mistake then sit for 3minutes, then go out for a 45s shift then people get upset he hasn't proven anything. Or like "why isn't Robertson doing well?!" well he's playing with Simmonds and not JT.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll