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Scout on What’s Promising About Robins’s NHL Debut (+)
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Tristen Robins isn’t the flashiest forward, but he’s among the San Jose Sharks’ better prospects.
We got a glimpse of that when Robins made his NHL debut on the Sharks’ season-closing road trip.
Of course, as with any rookie, if you look hard, you’re going to find both wonders and warts.
Here’s what’s promising – and what needs work – about Robins’s debut. An NHL scout from outside the San Jose Sharks organization also shared his thoughts about the 2020 second-round pick’s progress.