Another week, another back-to-back.
Luckily for the Leafs, for today’s game, they’re the rested team hosting the tired travelers. The Wild played (and beat) the Ottawa Senators on Monday night before travelling to Toronto to play a two-days-rested Leafs team. Considering the schedule, it’s very important that the Leafs take advantage tonight against a tired team and the backup goalie.
Over the weekend, the Maple Leafs sent 19-year-old defenseman Rasmus Sandin back to the Toronto Marlies, recalling left-handed defenseman Kevin Gravel in his place.
With Travis Dermott returning to the lineup sooner rather than later, the Leafs appeared to want Sandin to get back with his Marlies teammates for one more year of seasoning before potentially making the jump sometime in 2020.