As announced by LeafsPR this morning, defenseman Victor Mete will join the big club in addition to forwards Wayne Simmonds and Nick Robertson.
After he by all accounts (including Sheldon Keefe’s assessment) earned a spot through training camp and exhibition season, Robertson will join the team with the opportunity to feature in the lineup against brother Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars later this week as well as take the road trip through his home state of California in late October.
An extended competition that included a rotation with Denis Malgin during a busy start to the season may have been the situation if the cap and waivers were not factors, so we’ll see if and when Robertson might receive a look on the Tavares-Nylander line, assuming Sheldon Keefe is happy with his bottom six so far (which seems to be the case, though it’s early and could change quickly).