Rasmus Sandin has heard a familiar refrain throughout his NHL career. As a smaller defenseman with a reputation for playing on the offensive side of the puck, the critique is almost always the same.

From the day Rasmus Sandin first stepped onto the ice for the Capitals, the team knew it had landed a core piece of its defense for years to come. But a little more than two years after that debut ...

Sandin logged an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings. Sandin has a helper in two of the last three contests. He's been in a top-four role for ...