After acquiring Giordano and Blackwell from the Seattle Kraken the night before trade deadline day, the Maple Leafs are getting a big boost in depth after losing a couple of players to injury following their loss against Nashville.
While he looks to be recovering surprisingly quickly once again, Ondrej Kase will sit after receiving a nasty hit to the head during Saturday’s game. In a more out-of-the-blue situation following an evaluation on his knee, Rasmus Sandin has been placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss a few weeks.
Sandin’s situation makes the Mark Giordano acquisition all the more important, as he helps make up for some of the puck movement ability and overall quality that Rasmus Sandin has brought this season, despite possessing a much different skillset at this point in his career.