Coach Keefe shares his thoughts on Rasmus Sandin's preseason debut
After a contract hold out that went into the start of training camp, Leafs defensemen Rasmus Sandin finally made his preseason debut last night in Detroit. After the game, Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe what he thought of Sandin during the contest and while Keefe felt he looked good early, he also felt he showed some fatigue as the game went on. However, Keefe and the coaching staff expected this, given the fact that he missed the first part of training camp. His full quote is available below:
"I thought he looked good. He played as he does: head up, made plays, and moved the puck. From my perspective at least, you could see some fatigue in the latter half of the game. That is to be expected when you miss the time that he has and you're kind of dropped right in and have to take on this load here today � both in ice time and in the challenge of what is on the other side. That is to be expected.
"I thought it was important for us to have him in the game and have that workload here. He has to make up for lost time."
-Sheldon Keefe on Rasmus Sandin
"I thought it was important for us to have him in the game and have that workload here. He has to make up for lost time."
-Sheldon Keefe on Rasmus Sandin
Sandin certainly had a large work load in last night's game. This should not be a surprise as he was the only defensemen on last night's game roster who had any NHL regular season games under his belt. He was involved offensively, scoring a goal and added four shots on net. Sandin also registered two hits and a blocked shot in his team-leading 22:32 of ice time.
Sandin was originally drafted by the Leafs in the first round (29th overall) in the 2018 NHL entry draft. He has spent the past three seasons bouncing between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Marlies. Over those three seasons, he has played 88 regular season games in the NHL, registering 28 points (6 goals & 22 assists). The young Swede recently signed a two year contract worth $2.8 million ($1.4 million AAV). Now with his new contract in place, expect Rasmus Sandin to have a larger role with the Maple Leafs than he ever has before.
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OCTOBRE 8 | 213 ANSWERS Coach Keefe shares his thoughts on Rasmus Sandin's preseason debut How many points does Sandin put up this season? | ||
| Below 20 | 18 | 8.5 % |
| 20 - 30 points | 99 | 46.5 % |
| 30-40 points | 79 | 37.1 % |
| More than 40 points | 17 | 8 % |
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