Grading Rasmus Sandin's 2023-24 season
Next up on our report card series is Rasmus Sandin
Next up on our Washington Capitals report card series is Rasmus Sandin. He was another defenseman with a high upside and hopefully we can see him reach his ceiling soon. He turned 24 in March.
NHL Edge
The metrics on NHL Edge are about what you expect them to be. His top skating speed was 31.44 which is just below the 33.62 threshold league average among forwards and defensemen. His top shot speed came out to 121.31 just below the 138.54 league average. Per the site, max speed measures the maxium sustained skating speed a player has achieved during the current season. Bursts measure the number of times a skater achieved a sustained speed above a given threshold and results are shown in the groups of forwards and defensemen.
The basics are that Sandin finished this past season with three goals and 20 assists for 23 points in 68 games. The previous year he had 15 poins in 19 games after being acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs in the trade deadline.
Natural Stat Trick
Sandin finished with a corsi for percentage of 46.12 percent, had an expected goals for percentage of 50.49 percent and a 44.97 percent high danger chances for percentage. When he was partnered up with John Carlson their combined corsi for percentage was at 49.05 percent in the regular season at five on five. His expected goals for percentage came out to 48.04 percent and his high danger chances for percentage came out to 40.76 percent.
. Washington Capitals. Rasmus Sandin. B.
The verdict
Sandin gets a B from us. Being a defensemen is no easy job. You have to block shots and then do your best to create offense. That's something we've seen John Carlson do for over a decade and that's why he's good at his craft. Sandin has that upside and the question is will he use it?
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