With Jake Muzzin suffering from a concussion and Justin Holl in COVID protocol, Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren have become the Maple Leafs defacto second pair. Both have played up in the past, but each always had a babysitter in Muzzin or TJ Brodie. Last night, they had their first crack at it on their own against the New York Rangers and unfortunately it didn’t really go well.
Despite a relatively okay shot share, the pairing got completely smothered around the front of the net with Liljegren on the ice for two goals against at 5v5 and Sandin on the ice for three.