[Johnston] Rasmus Sandin is taking in today’s Leafs practice along with some friends from Sweden. Traded to Washington at the deadline, he says he’s back in Toronto to “pack my shit.”
Rasmus Sandin is taking in today's #leafs practice along with some friends from Sweden. Traded to Washington at the deadline, he says he's back in Toronto to "pack my shit."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 17, 2023
by alphacheese
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With the state of the Caps right now, there may be a lot of sand-in his future
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Kinky.
I liked Sandman, but if we pass the first round I’m down. 19 gp, 3 g, 12 a, 15 pts is great production and I’m happy for him, but he is also a -7. I know +/- isn’t everyone’s favourite stat but for defense I find it more useful. Just saying he was a +10 in Toronto playing safe minutes. He can score off the powerplay but his 5v5 suffers in top line minutes.
The decision goes beyond just on ice performance. Itās how much value youāre getting out of the player at a position and the opportunity cost that comes with that player.
If getting rid of Mo means we keep ROR, Accari, Kampf, and Buntingā¦Well I do that all day. We had someone who may eventually play up to Riellyās level while being cost controlled and we added a lot of other pieces at Dā¦
After considering opportunity cost I do think trading Sandin was the wrong long term decision. But the reality is leafs are trying to win now. Unfortunately the payment for that is usually future competitiveness.
I am still on the fence. Time will tell.
Sandman Died for this! Do it for him!
He has the passion.