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Robertson carries low offensive floor into home clash with Panthers
Nicholas Robertson enters Thursday’s home contest at PPG Paints Arena looking to generate more offense after managing only one goal and 12 shots on goal over his last six games. The 25-year-old winger has seen his fantasy ownership drift down to 11 percent with start rates sitting near seven percent amid limited ice time. Pittsburgh enters as a slight favorite in a projected higher-scoring environment against a 5–3–2 Florida squad, with the Panthers expected to start Cooper Black (unconfirmed) between the pipes. Even with multiple forward injuries testing Pittsburgh's depth, Robertson remains constrained to lower-tier minutes at even strength.
Our daily projection reflects that depth deployment with a low point expectation, light shot volume, and negligible peripheral stats tonight. With no role on the top power-play unit, his scoring ceiling remains exceptionally low for fantasy purposes. Zooming out, Pittsburgh has three total games scheduled this fantasy week, leaving just one remaining contest against Nashville on Saturday after tonight. Our models project Robertson for roughly ~0.5–1.0 point and around 2.9 fantasy points over the entire week, meaning his short-term output will be hard to rely upon. Fantasy managers in standard leagues should leave him benched. Today’s action: Bench.
