Posts About "Rasmus Sandin"
Every NHL Team's Top Prospect - Postseason Update
September 10th, 2020 Every NHL team’s prospect pool is constantly changing. Players graduate to the big league, some might get traded, and the NHL Draft provides fresh faces every year. The future of a franchise in this league is extremely dependant on having both high-end talent and a deep farm system. Some teams are lucky enough to have both, others...
Muzzin Injury Raises Questions for Maple Leafs' Defence
August 6th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs delivered perhaps their best performance of the season on Tuesday afternoon with a dominating 3-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Any reason to celebrate, though, was overshadowed by an apparent neck injury to defenceman Jake Muzzin, who was stretchered off the ice late in the third...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Reviewing Sandin & Ristolainen
June 28th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I'm going to look at two young defensemen named Rasmus. First, I’ll look at Rasmus Sandin and speculate on what the team will do with him. Second, I’ll take a longer look at the Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Ristolainen and try to better understand what he might bring to the Maple...
Blues' Biggest Draft Misses of the 2010s
May 16th, 2020 The 2010s were a full decade of drafts for Doug Armstrong as the general manager of the St. Louis Blues. While he made a few great trades, he also made some excellent picks in the mid-to-late rounds of drafts. A lot of the players on the current Blues' roster were drafted by the team, which is a special thing for a franchise. When...
Maple Leafs' Injuries Present Opportunity for Youth
February 29th, 2020 There has been a feeling of panic over the past few weeks, as a series of injuries to Morgan Rielly, Cody Ceci, Andreas Johnsson, and Frederik Andersen has thrown the Toronto Maple Leafs off course. General manager Kyle Dubas added Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford to address the team's goaltending and toughness issues, but many fans were...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Andersen, Sandin, Matthews, Muzzin
February 1st, 2020 Like the doctor ordered, the Toronto Maple Leafs came off their All-Star break and immediately reeled off two road wins. The team had looked ugly in a loss to the Chicago Blackhawks before the break but bounced back nicely. As they begin a two-game homestand, they’re now resting – although precariously – in a playoff position....
5 Takeaways From Maple Leafs 5-2 Win in Nashville
January 28th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs are back from the NHL’s all-star break and they’re looking to inch their way back into a playoff position after an inconsistent few weeks leading up to the break. On Monday, they did just that securing two points in Nashville against the Predators. With that, here’s a look at a few noteworthy takes from...
NHL Rumors: Sharks, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Senators, More
January 27th, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the San Jose Sharks, namely Joe Thornton and whether or not he’ll waive his no-trade clause. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to insert a young blueliner while the New York Rangers send a young forward to Sweden. Finally, what are the Ottawa Senators doing with 10 different free...
Maple Leafs' Defense Troubles Signal Alarm Bells
January 18th, 2020 Many fans and critics alike often criticize the Toronto Maple Leafs as being a poor defensive team. With star power like Auston Matthews and John Tavares constantly at the forefront, the group’s defensive follies become often overlooked by the pure talent and goalscoring put on display by the forwards. However, when these forwards...
Maple Leafs’ Rasmus Sandin Has Little Choice But to Become a Star
January 16th, 2020 Had Toronto Maple Leafs young defenseman Rasmus Sandin fallen on his face in his return to the NHL, the narrative would have been different. However, far from playing poorly, Sandin played extremely well. In fact, after the team’s 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils, Sandin had played well enough that – using blue circles and arrows...
Maple Leafs' Possible Trade Deadline Targets
January 15th, 2020 As we inch closer to the NHL Trade Deadline, there are more rumors circulating about specific targets that the Maple Leafs may be interested in. On the surface, the team is extremely deep up front. Scoring isn’t an issue and they have great depth pieces in the bottom half of the lineup. However, Cup contenders try to fill out their...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Rielly, Sandin, Hyman, Marner, Tavares
January 14th, 2020 It isn’t going to be any easier for the Toronto Maple Leafs to make the postseason after their recent injuries. In today’s post, I hope to help Maple Leafs fans stay up-to-date on what news is emerging from the team – both about injuries and replacements and about how the players are doing on the season. Related: Maple Leafs...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Senators, Kings, More
January 13th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing in one of their top young prospects on the blue line to help, there are a number of teams in the race for Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and the Los Angeles Kings have made a d-man available. What is the cost? Maple Leafs Call Up Sandin After a great World Juniors Tournament...
