Bleedsblue&white
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Just look forward to the delicious back-pedaling, that's what I'm doing.man, this is a miserable place to be lately.
bring back the STEAL.
Just look forward to the delicious back-pedaling, that's what I'm doing.man, this is a miserable place to be lately.
bring back the STEAL.
“(Dubas) told me it wasn’t really something he wanted to do. But he felt like this was best for the team and also a good situation for me to go to Washington,” Sandin said.
Rasmus Sandin wants to set the record straight.
“I did not request a trade out of Toronto,” he said. “I had literally no idea I was getting traded.”
“In my mind, it was always about battling for a spot,” Sandin said. “They had such a deep defence core, which is a good thing because everyone is battling every single day for a spot in the lineup.”
“What people don’t know is that my mom got sick in the beginning of 2022. She got cancer. She had some serious surgeries. We had a really tough time as a family that summer. That’s a big part of why I stayed at home, so I could spend time with her. People don’t know about that. That’s fine with me because I knew it, and Toronto knew it and they were fine with it,” Sandin said.
So while those questions remained at the start of training camp, Sandin stayed at his home in Sweden, unsigned.
“To be honest, my head wasn’t (in Toronto). For me, family comes first. My head wasn’t in hockey to go back to Toronto to sign a contract (in June),” Sandin said. “It was important to have my mom’s back.”
Sandin’s brother Linus returned to Sweden to play in the SHL after two professional seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers organization, which included his NHL debut in 2021-22.
“Being in Toronto with the market it is, no matter what, everything is going to be a big deal. That was something I wanted to keep to myself and not distract other guys,” Sandin said.
He still isn’t sure how many other teammates knew about his mother’s diagnosis.
Life with the Leafs had been the only life Sandin had known. No more navy blue Adidas sweatsuits to wear to practices and morning skates. No more sneakers to go with suits for games, with ties optional. The Capitals operate a business-casual dress code, which meant one of the first stops Sandin made was to a local mall for dress shoes and a tie
(Dubas) told me it wasn’t really something he wanted to do. But he felt like this was best for the team and also a good situation for me to go to Washington,” Sandin said.
Dubas hasn’t got the balls.
But he sorta started tinkering with the Ferrari at the deadline thinking it needed more I dunno, bricks?probably not -- but what's really needed is a giant ego as in "i built him a Ferrari and the guy can't get out of the parking lot"
But he sorta started tinkering with the Ferrari at the deadline thinking it needed more I dunno, bricks?
But he sorta started tinkering with the Ferrari at the deadline thinking it needed more I dunno, bricks?