robinson's contract ended with the new jersey devils in the summer of 2012. he indicated he was interested in becoming an assistant coach with the montreal canadiens, however that post was filled with former hab j.j. daigneault soon after. robinson then was appointed an associate coach with the san jose sharks on july 10, 2012. on may 23, 2014, the sharks added director of player development to robinson's role. in 2017, at the end of his five-year contract with the sharks, robinson left the organization. he is currently a senior consultant to hockey operations for the st. louis blues.