After taking a slash from Slovakia's Martin Fasko-Rudas in Sweden's 6-2 victory on Tuesday, many questioned whether Swedish defenseman and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rasmus Sandin would be able to continue play at the IIHF World Junior Championship.
On Wednesday, Scott Wheeler of The Athletic confirmed that Sandin is, in fact, back on the ice and skating with Team Sweden.
Sweden takes on the Czech Republic this afternoon at 2pm ET. No confirmation yet as to whether Sandin will be in the lineup, but his presence on the ice with Sweden this morning is an encouraging sign.
Leafs Nation can also breathe a sigh of relief, as this likely means the injury is not significant and should not cause the young blueliner to miss any time with the AHL Toronto Marlies upon his return from Europe at the conclusion of the tournament.
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