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Confirmed with Link: Sandin to Washington for Erik Gustafsson and 1st (BOS)

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Jojalu said:
You can't say Kerfoot, Holl,, Engvall are dogshit and then expect a team to trade for them.

If the evaluations are correct on this board, what GM is taking anyone of those 3? Not a contender because all 3 are" soft and trash".

Not a tank team because thwy don't need UFA'S.

Sandin wasn't playing with the acquisition of McCabe.
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Oh really now!?

 
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Coming out of retirement to say woah what's going on?

(btw like almost everyone, like getting McCabe! )
 
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Maple Leafs trade Rasmus Sandin to Capitals for Erik Gustafsson, first-round pick

The Maple Leafs are 37-15-8 this season and have been buyers this trade deadline. The Capitals are 29-27-6 and have been sellers.
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What kind of player are the Capitals getting?

Sandin is an affable, smooth-skating puck mover who has flirted with a top four role but could never solidify that kind of role with the Leafs. There were flashes from Sandin throughout the parts of his four seasons that made a long-term future with the Leafs seem possible, whether it was his strong outlet passes or his reads from the blue line on the second power play unit. But when things mattered in the playoffs, the errors he made in his own zone were glaring. The tools are there, but Sandin requires even more runway to develop into a consistent NHL defender. That likely wasn’t going to come in Toronto. — Kloke

What are the Leafs options with the first round pick?

The Leafs could conceivably go one of two routes with this pick: keeping it allows Kyle Dubas and the Leafs to make a pick of value this summer. They currently have just a third-, fifth- and sixth-round pick in 2022 and they do not have their first- or second-round picks in 2025 either. Their prospect pool is strating to dry up and if Matthew Knies signs in Toronto this spring, they don’t have any bonafide high-end prospects coming up behind him.

Alternatively, Dubas could continue his “all in” approach and flip that pick for a player who could bolster their roster. It certainly feels like Dubas is on a roll with the moves for Ryan O’Reilly and Jake McCabe, among others. The pick itself is Boston’s, which means it will come late in the first round, but there’s some serious value to it in a trade. We’ll see. — Kloke
 
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NHL trade grades: Maple Leafs send Rasmus Sandin to Capitals, a win for both teams

If Sandin has more to give, the Caps will benefit while the Maple Leafs recouped assets that could lead to another move.
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Sean Gentille: So we’re getting one big Leafs trade per day, until the deadline? Is that how this is going to work? Okey-dokey. There was plenty to like about Monday’s move: Jake McCabe, as a defensive defenseman who is actually good, is the rarest of birds, and he’s locked in at $2 million for three more postseasons. He’s a second-pair making third-pair money. Forget the return cost. Forget the rest of the deal, actually. That’s good enough.

What made it a bit of a head-scratcher, though, was how crowded it left Toronto’s blue line. They didn’t add McCabe to sit him. So, barring a move, someone would be stuck in the press box, and it may have been Rasmus Sandin.

What they did instead, though, was send a suddenly redundant player to Washington for a very, very solid return. Now, they’ve added a first-round pick and $600,000 in cap space for the next few days. If you were part of the “Toronto should’ve added some third-line offense instead of McCabe and Sam Lafferty” chorus, this should make you happy. They just added a prime asset that, if send out with a reasonable contract, can net them a win-now piece in another relatively thin spot. If nothing else, it’ll be easier for them, from a cap perspective, to activate Matt Murray and add Matthew Knies on an entry-level contract. Gustaffson, meanwhile, is a textbook seventh defenseman for a playoff team. He’s got offensive ability but needs to have his usage closely monitored, and he certainly makes more sense as a healthy scratch than Sandin would’ve. Cheap, half-decent guys on expiring deals have a place in the NHL.

Maple Leafs grade: A-
Capitals grade: A-

Corey Pronman: Rasmus Sandin has been a solid NHL player. He’s a highly intelligent puck-mover who has NHL power play skill and vision. He also doesn’t mind playing physically which you like to see from a small defenseman. His skating has and continues to be an issue though, limiting his defensive value in the NHL. He’s a good player, but likely won’t be more than 4-5 NHL D over his career because of his physical limitations.

Toronto, after acquiring Jake McCabe, had a log jam on defense and cap issues, and someone had to go. Sandin is a young, controllable player who has shown promise, which is why it took a first-round pick to get him. He hasn’t come through fully on the promise he showed though after lighting up the AHL as a teenager, and staying healthy consistently has been an issue for him as a pro. For a Washington team that is trying to retool quickly, this is the right type of asset to target.

Erik Gustafsson is a very skilled defenseman having a strong season who has never been known for his defensive play that much. His cheap, expiring contract is as appealing to Toronto as his on-ice play. Getting a late first rounder for Sandin is equitable value in my eyes.

Maple Leafs grade: B
Capitals grade: B
 
You heard it here first: Gustafsson will either be the playoff hero (offensively) or the goat (defensively).

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Oh, I'll miss him a lot. But witg his physical limitations I understand that he is not the player we need for the upcoming playoff pushes.
Goodbye Rasmus :-/
 
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