Berube calls out Nick Robertson after making him a healthy scratch.

Over his many seasons as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs and through the tenures of multiple head coaches, talented forward Nicholas Robertson has consistently failed to carve out a regular spot for himself in the organization's lineup.

The arrival of head coach Craig Berube in Toronto however marked the chance at a new opportunity for Robertson with a clean slate, but unfortunately for the polarizing forward it seems that he has once again lost the faith of another head coach.

This past week Robertson was once again making costly and frankly very avoidable mistakes on the ice and on Saturday those mistakes caught up to him when Berube made the decision to make Robertson a healthy scratch ahead of a clash against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Berube was clearly sending a message to Robertson, putting Alex Nylander into the lineup in his stead, and following the game Berube was not shy when asked about why he had made the decision to put Robertson on the sidelines.

"He's just gotta play better," said Berube of Robertson. "We all know that."

Berube seems to be taking personal responsibility for Robertson's lack of consistency.

"I talked to him today about it and we'll figure it out," added Berube. "It's my job to help him."

That being said Berube also highlighted the fact that Robertson himself bears responsibility for his play on the ice, which Berube again highlighted simply hasn't been good enough.

"It's his job to find a way to play better hockey, he's capable," said Berube. "He's got ability, speed, a good shot, we've got to find a way to get him going."

Robertson's abilities have been touted for quite some time now but at 23 years old he has been unable to consistently bring those abilities to the forefront at the NHL level and you have to wonder how many more chances the young forward will get before finding himself in another coach's doghouse.