Edited Apr. 25, 2021 at 10:19 p.m.
Quoting: TML_Tika
Did you see him in action last night against the Jets?......I'm sorry but he is much better than you are giving him credit....played with first line power play and took Wheeler out of the game......Im not sure where you are from.....but I do not care how old or where he is from because the bottom line is he has the talent now and his stats show it everywhere he plays......
As I said, he’s good and he has a bright future. But he’s not a top pairing d-man yet. Tamper you expectations. I saw him against the jets and yeah, he was good, but not top pairing good. Simple as that.
Also, he didn’t take wheeler out, wheeler played the entire game lol. And that wasn’t as much a tough play from sandin as it was complete idiocy from wheeler. You never put yourself in that vulnerable spot. What was he trying to do? Steal the puck with his face?
We see this all the time but fans need to tamper expectations when it comes to young guys. Yes sandin is good and is likely a future top 2 guy, but he’s not there yet. Not to mention he has been heavily sheltered. Like HEAVILY. Just take a look at those same stats you talk about. Again, I’m not taking away from what he’s done or his potential, but to expect from him to be a huge difference maker right now is unfair. Yes, he will be a very good bottom pair guy right now, that’s realistic expectations.
I’m a Winnipeg fan and jets fans are doing the same thing with heinola. Same as sandin, I agree with the fans that both players should be playing in the nhl full time, but to expect either to jump into say a top 4 role and do great is unrealistic. I’m not saying that each player can’t do that, but it’s not healthy to expect them to. Fro example, jets fans think that playing heinola will magically fix their issues and th say that “if the jets have a top 4 d, why aren’t they playing him?” Yes it would fix the issue of a lack of puck moving ability on the jets back end, but it would decrease the overall effectiveness since the jets can’t afford to shelter anyone in d right now. That’s what I mean.