No. 4: Will Rasmus Sandin Re-Sign or Be Traded?
Contract hold-out’s have unfortunately been a common theme for Leafs players over the past few years, most notably with William Nylander, who held-out until the very last day he could.
The 22-years-old left-shooting defenseman was drafted in the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and has been a good young prospect for Toronto. However, he’s only played a total of 88 NHL games thus far.
In limited action, Sandin has done a lot of good things, but at the same time, he’s still made a lot of mistakes, which comes with being a young defenseman in the NHL.
His current hold-out is strange, because it doesn’t feel like he’s played enough games to justify this. So at the end of the day, do we think this hold-out will eventually turn into a signed contract with the Leafs or a trade somewhere else?
For whatever reason, my brain is telling me he’s getting traded. I don’t know where and I don’t know for what, but based on the salary-cap and this hold-out, Sandin will eventually get traded, in my opinion.