When the Caps sent Erik Gustafsson and the first-round pick they’d acquired from Boston to Toronto in exchange for Rasmus Sandin at the end of last February, expectations were high for the Swedish blueliner. But like many of his teammates, he’s off to a slow start in 2023-24. Now ten games into the season, is there cause for concern or reason for optimism going forward? Here to offer some more insight into that situation is special guest contributor and BFF of the rink, Pat Holden (@pfholden), whose other musings you can check out by subscribing to his newsletter, Pokechecked by Murphy.