Columbus Blue Jackets: Top 10 prospects entering 2018

10. Eric Robinson, LW [23 years old]

Stats (Princeton University, NCAA): 36 games played, 17 goals, 14 assists, 31 points, 1 power-play goal, 1 shorthanded goal, 2 game-winning goals.

Stats (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL): 1 gp, 0 g, 0 a, 0 p.

Eric Robinson did well in the NCAA but did so as a slightly older player in that league and at best did top-30 damage, and not anywhere near the top. Robinson was actually tied for 29th in goal scoring this past NCAA season and was 90th in points per game. Those are his best numbers. That’s not great. But compared to some of the other players in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ pipeline, it’s fine.

If he does make it, it will be as a bottom-six winger… a position of need, especially in a league moving towards depth.

Robinson was good on both special teams units, faced stiff competition in the Ivy League, and then got a game in the NHL. He’s not ready for the NHL fully yet, as he’ll spend a bit of prove-it time in the AHL, but he could be a Blue Jacket down the road. If he does make it, it will be as a bottom-six winger, but that’s always a position of need, especially in a league moving towards depth.

The fact that he did well shorthanded is a good mark for his future, and he can be clutch as well. Robinson won’t be a major factor for the Columbus Blue Jackets, but he could be a secondary scorer, and that’s important as well.