Is there a particular reason he needed to be signed so quickly?
‘Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it.
Also, performance bonuses, if any, can expire during the slide years while ELC control carries forward so by the time he makes the NHL at 20, it’s easier on the cap (see Kapanen).
I don’t know if Robertson has bonuses other than the standard signing bonuses (which is nice for the player who isn’t really getting paid in the CHL).