Rasmus Sandin trolls his teammate in hilarious fashion

The Toronto Maple Leafs were able to take care of business at Scotiabank Arena last night, defeating the lowly Chicago Blackhawks by a 5-2 final score. In fact, the game was so as-a-matter-of-fact that head coach Sheldon Keefe didn't have much to say afterward. 

“Frankly speaking, it’s a game we’re not going to evaluate too much, in terms of anything good, anything bad. We’re gonna wash it, move on, enjoy a day off tomorrow, and get ready for Montreal (on Saturday),” Keefe said. "We got a tired team in here on a back-to-back, and it’s a team that I didn’t think had much life tonight.”

“We’ve been talking to our guys a lot about taking charge. A lot of these guys have been playing together for a long time now. They have a sense of what the structure is, and they know what they can do when they get the information on faceoffs. They have a lot of flexibility to call plays and get organized themselves. And that’s what you want. You want the players out there taking charge,” Keefe said. “They have a feel for things that coaches can’t replicate.

“That’s what you love to see: those guys take that initiative and execute it.”

However, there was a bit of fun that defenseman Rasmus Sandin had at his teammate William Nylander's expense with a hilarious postgame quip. 

"He's back-checking, finally," Sandin quipped with a smile. 

Hey, nothing wrong with some friendly razzing between teammates! The Leafs are back in action tomorrow night when they host their their Original 6 and Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens in downtown Toronto.