Toronto Maple Leafs prospects get a practice session in before boarding an eight-hour bus ride to Traverse City, Michigan. Toronto Maple Leafs training camp has begun and Rasmus Sandin is not in attendance. The defenseman remains a restricted free agent after talks reportedly had gone nowhere for much of the summer. The 22-year-old scored five goals and had 16 points in 51 games and the last month of the season and playoffs with a knee injury. “He’s an important young player for us and we hope to have him here as soon as possible,” Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas said in his day with the media. With defenseman Timothy Liljegren out for six week with a hernia and Pierre Engvall out with an ankle/foot injury, it’s unclear if that will help move things along. Toronto is approximately $1.5 million over the salary cap, according to Capfriendly.com Liljegren, who put up similar numbers to Sandin in the NHL, signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract this summer.
