Penguins, Nick Robertson Avoid Arbitration With New Contract

The Pittsburgh Penguins and winger Nick Robertson have reportedly reached a settlement, avoiding a scheduled arbitration hearing. The deal is worth $3.25 million annually over two seasons.

The move comes just weeks after Pittsburgh acquired Robertson from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2028 fourth-round pick, reuniting him with Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas, who originally drafted him in the second round back in 2019.

Robertson, 24, was the only Penguins player to file for arbitration this offseason after the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement by the July 5th deadline. He was coming off a career-best season in Toronto, posting 16 goals and 16 assists in 78 games while averaging just 11:18 of ice time. He’d scored at least 14 goals in three consecutive seasons.

The new contract represents a significant raise from the $1.825 million he earned last season. It also signals the Penguins’ intent to give him a real opportunity to grow his role after years of limited minutes in Toronto.

With Robertson’s situation resolved, Pittsburgh’s only remaining restricted free agents is depth forwards Ville Koivunen and Vasiliy Ponomarev.

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