Prospect profile: Meet Toronto’s 2018 first round pick Rasmus Sandin

The Toronto Maple Leafs selected left-shooting defenceman Rasmus Sandin with the 29th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Sandin is a player who General Manager Kyle Dubas knows extremely well. The mobile defenceman formed a strong top pairing with Adam Boqvist at the Ivan Hlinka tournament last summer, and missed the most recent under-18 event while he was competing in the OHL Final with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. I previously profiled Sandin here.

Sandin scored at a very impressive rate as a rookie in the OHL this year, particularly at 5 on 5, where he finished fourth among defenders in points per game. Only Evan Bouchard, Conor Timmins, and Nicolas Hague outscored him at even…