Who impressed in Maple Leafs' exhibition opening win in Ottawa? Our takeaways:

Grit, goals and goaltending top our takeaways from a 4-3 pre-season win by the Maple Leafs in Ottawa on Sunday aftgernoon:

NICK JUST WON’T GO AWAY

Nick Robertson still can’t be called an everyday Leaf.

Yet, he keeps making himself topical every day, for weeks and months, thanks to teases such as Sunday. Coach Craig Berube gave him Mitch Marner minutes at 5-on-5, as well as on the power play and penalty-kill. Robertson scored in Toronto’s first exhibition game, a day after getting both goals in an otherwise quiet Blue and White scrimmage.

There was lots to like about Robertson’s hustle in Bytown, while wearing the alternate captain’s letter, using his quick release and a couple of deft dekes, though there was a degree of risk i

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