As the Maple Leafs prepare for the start of the final third of their regular season, one of the narratives will likely be the future of left winger Nick Robertson in Toronto. And as we’ll examine in this column,

Robertson fired three of his team’s six shots on goal in the first period and then opened the scoring for the Leafs with a power-play goal in the second. He wasn’t done there, as he hustled to the net with fifteen seconds left in the period to take advantage of a terrific set-up from Domi for his second goal of the night.

Considering the player requested a trade last summer taking most of the Maple Leafs' negotiating leverage from them before signing a one-year, $875,000 contract, anything Toronto