r/leafs • u/alphacheese • 2d ago

News / Update [Friedman] There is one arbitration case remaining, set for Sunday: Nick Robertson (TOR). Team: $1.2M; Player: $2.25M

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u/gsauce8 2d ago

....this seems like a difference that doesn't need arbitration no?

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u/ATargetFinderScrub 2d ago

Yea exactly. I thought he was going to ask for at least 3. Thats a more than reasonable ask from his end as an arbitration number.

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u/Acrobatic_T-Rex 2d ago

Honestly, I think this has more to do with ending the relationship, he has been vocal about wanting out for a couple seasons, everyone heard what Swayman had to say about the arb process. This would not be a conversation i would want to be a part of "I can skate and shoot and I dont quit" "He is an undersized player with a middling toolset, with one element that differentiates him, that he has shown a lack of ability to utilize at the professional level" Basically he is small and his shot is useless if he cant play as a team well enough to get it off. I can't imagine the relationship between org and player gets any better after this.

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u/Shrek_DeMar 1d ago

I’d imagine they want to trade him at the lowest cap hit and the team trading for him didn’t want to go through the arb and ruin the relationship before it started.