Rasmus Sandin

No Matthews? No Problem; Leafs Earn Gutsy 2-1 Victory Over The Predators

Head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed with the media this morning that Auston Matthews would be out of the lineup against the Nashville Predators tonight. Keefe also confirmed that this alignment has “been bothering him for a while.” Keefe did not indicate the specifics of Matthews’ injury. As a result of Matthews’ injury, 27-year-old Bobby McMann […]

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Leafs Fans Left Feeling Blue As Kraken Thump Leafs In A 5-1 Victory

The Leafs were coming into this one following a 6-5 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. While the Kraken are coming off a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night as well. The Leafs came flying out of the gate, applying pressure on the Kraken. In the first three […]

Matthews Fastest Leaf To Reach 500 Career Points; Blues Defeat Leafs 6-5 In A Shootout

The Leafs kicked off the 2023 calendar year at home as the St. Louis Blues were in town, the first of a three game home stand. The Blues and Leafs faced off on December 27th in St. Louis, a game in which the Leafs managed to pull off a 5-4 overtime victory. The Blues had […]

LGP 38: Sammy looks to improve home record to 10-0

The Leafs face the blues tonight as they look to pick up two points back on home ice after a road trip that seemed long. They met the blues just last week, but since then, both Tarasenko and O’Reilly have been injured. This Blues team is already struggling to pull into a playoff spot, but […]

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Leafs Bend But Don’t Break As They Defeat The Blues 5-4 In OT

It was made known to the public before puck drop that both Morgan Rielly and Rasmus Sandin were looking great in practice the past couple of days. Keefe said at this point, he would say both are close to returning, and he would consider both to be day-to-day. Great news for both the Leafs and […]

LGP 34: Early Start For Leafs Next-Gen Game

Today the Leafs have a rare afternoon game, as they have a Next Gen Game setup to start at 2 PM against the Flyers. The Leafs are coming off one of their most complete games of the season, as they competed hard for a full 60 minutes, winning 4-1 over the Lightning on Tuesday. The […]

A Full 60 Minute Effort as Leafs Down Lightning 4-1

Whenever the Lightning and the Leafs get together, you never know how the game will unfold. However, one thing you can be sure of is how eventful of a game it will be from start to finish. Heading into this one, the Leafs were riding a two game losing streak, a 3-1 loss to the […]

Sammy Smiles & Mitch Extends Streak To 23 As Leafs Dominate The Ducks 7-0

Eleven seconds into this one, Adam Henrique was forced to leave the game as he took a point shot from Mark Giordano directly in the face. It didn’t take the Leafs long to break through as Alex Kerfoot ripped home his 3rd goal of the year just 1:58 into the opening frame. The Leafs were […]

Leafs Preview 30: Duck Hunting

After breaking their overtime losing streak, the Leafs sit 3rd in the NHL, behind New Jersey and the Bruins. Last year after 29 games, they sat at 40 points, so they are 2 points ahead of their franchise record season. The Leafs face a rather bad Ducks team that is sitting last in the NHL. […]

Early Season Grades Maple Leaf Edition

The Maple Leafs are only two months into the 2022-23 season, but I thought I’d give you my early season grades, starting with forwards: Mitch Marner-A+ I’m giving Marner an A+; not much else to say; he’s on a 22-game point streak and is the biggest factor for success at the moment in the month […]