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Loading…Rasmus Sandin, a 26-year-old left-shot defenseman for the Washington Capitals, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 72.7 overall (61st of 327).
His best component is penalty killing at 79, with finishing (42) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 89.9 in 2024-25 to 69.9 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 7-season card history.
At $4.6M through 2028-29 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $9.36M, so the Washington Capitals save roughly $4.76M a season against his production.
The Washington Capitals have $3.25M of space under the $104M cap this season.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 69 |
| Defense | 65 |
| Play driving | 63 |
| Finishing | 42 |
| Power play | 66 |
| Penalty kill | 79 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 73 | 69.9 | -0.2 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 82 | 89.9 | 0.1 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 68 | 54.1 | -0.4 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 71 | 81.9 | 0.1 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 51 | 95.2 | 0.4 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 9 | 76.3 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 28 | 62.1 | -0.3 |
Other WSH defensemen by rating: Cole Hutson (85.7), Jakob Chychrun (81.5), Jacob MacDonald (74.7), Justin Holl (61). See the full Washington Capitals cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.