""I felt a little more familiar, just a little more puck touches," he said. "I mean, it's so much easier to get in the game and he's such a talented player. Playing with Bob too, it makes it so much easier and kind of getting in the game and then feeling good about it.""
""No different. I mean, you guys know; it's not a situation that I'm foreign to," he said on his mindset prior to puck drop. "Just gotta come in and obviously they play a back-to-back, so I have to find the energy, have that advantage. Want to come to the games, just play with a lot of energy, and fortunately I got that one.""
Robertson was a healthy scratch the previous game but returned and scored in his first shift back. Auston Matthews forechecked to regain the puck, Easton Cowan fed Robertson, who finished on a wide-open chance. Robertson said he felt more familiar with increased puck touches and that playing with Matthews and Bobby McMann made it easier to get into the game. The top-line opportunity arose after William Nylander was a late scratch; Robertson learned of the promotion about ten minutes before the game from assistant coach Marc Savard. He emphasized energy and confidence and was trusted in late-game minutes as he seeks to secure a roster spot.
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