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After losing Tyler Bertuzzi, T.J. Brodie, and Ilya Samsonov to free agency, among others, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Brad Treliving spent July 1 trying to shore up a team with far too many holes. He added Chris Tanev and Jani Hakanpää to the back end, as well as re-signing Max Domi and Timothy Liljegren. However, reports circulated that Nick Robertson wanted out of Toronto, reducing their depth up front even more than the loss of Bertuzzi.Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs News Home Quizzes Newsletter Maple Leafs Refuse Nick Robertson’s Trade Request Dan Hamilton of USA TODAY Sports uses Facebook, Twitter, and Flipboard.Reddit: Maple Leafs decline Nick Robertson’s trade request. Originally posted at The Hockey Writers. By Andrew Forbes | Last updated: 7/4/24 After losing Tyler Bertuzzi, T.J. Brodie, and Ilya Samsonov to free agency, among others, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Brad Treliving spent July 1 trying to shore up a team with far too many holes. He added Chris Tanev and Jani Hakanpää to the back end, as well as re-signing Max Domi and Timothy Liljegren. Amidst that, however, news circulated that Nick Robertson wanted to leave Toronto—a request that decreases The loss of Bertuzzi further reduces the team’s depth up front. While the request comes at an unfavourable time for the Maple Leafs, Treliving’s response leaves Robertson’s future with the team uncertain. Treliving Is Not Set on Moving Robertson The free agency market is far from being depleted. But, in terms of the possibilities still available to round out the Maple Leafs’
bottom six, Robertson appears to be the best option for Treliving — and his thoughts on the subject support that notion. “I have certainly known that there was some frustration with Nick, but we look at Nick as an excellent player,” Treliving said of the 22-year-old’s up-and-down career with the Maple Leafs. “There is an excellent chance for Nick here. We need him to be an effective player for us.”