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Matthew Robertson Picking Up Where He Left Off

Matthew Robertson impressed the Rangers during training camp and was rewarded with an extended stay, hanging around longer than 18-year-old junior players who were drafted outside the first round typically do.

The 2019 49th overall pick had some trouble getting on the scoresheet immediately following his return to the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League, failing to register a point in his first four contests. As has been harped on repeatedly at Blueshirt Banter the last few months, defensemen (even of the shutdown variety) who struggle to produce offense at the junior level rarely go on to have successful NHL careers.