Tuukka Rask era starts with Bruins win over highly-touted Rangers
Jan 19, 2013, 10:20 PM EDT
Tuukka Rask didn’t do it alone, but he did provide some evidence that the Boston Bruins will be fine even without two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Tim Thomas.
Rask assumed the starting gig after Thomas decided to take the season off. The 25-year-old netminder and Bruins were forced to hit the ground running against the highly regarded New York Rangers on a night when Rick Nash made his debut.
Nash, Brad Richards, and Marian Gaborik combined for seven of the Rangers’ 21 shots, but Rask only allowed a single goal in Boston’s 3-1 victory on Saturday.
It helps that the Bruins were able to provide Rask with plenty of seasoning before Thomas — at least temporarily — stepped away. Rask had already participated in 102 NHL games coming into the shortened season and always seemed overqualified for the backup job.
He’s been regarded as the Boston Bruins goaltender of the future for quite some time and there’s reason to believe that the Bruins should be fine now that the future is here. Of course, that’s just one game down. There’s still 47 more to go and, among other things, it remains to be seen if he can stay healthy.
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He was pretty good.
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Kings’ Sutter: ‘They’re gonna say they lost sight of the puck’
May 22, 2013, 2:23 AM EDT
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Series tied 2-2.
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You be the judge.
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An apology was issued.
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Discuss: Sharks take Game 4, even semifinal series against Kings
May 22, 2013, 12:54 AM EDT
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Turning into a heck of a series.
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Lots happening in this one. More highlights coming, by the way.
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Been dealing with plenty of traffic in front of him all throughout playoffs.
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Video: Kings’ Brown shaken up after collision with Sharks’ Marleau
May 21, 2013, 11:14 PM EDT
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Does the league take a look at this?
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Where did this scoring come from?
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The comments are now open.
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Both make their series debuts tonight.
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That’s a long way up to do that.
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This might be getting old to him by now.
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He was banged up roughly in Game 3.
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A 13-percent rise from last year.
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Off to a surprising 2-1 series lead over Chicago.
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He’ll replace Peter Horachek, who was fired yesterday.
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Now Stephane Roy says he doesn’t know if the Avs will hire his brother
May 21, 2013, 4:49 PM EDT
(His brother is Patrick Roy.)
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Dallas to unveil new uniforms, make ‘significant announcement’ on June 4
May 21, 2013, 4:20 PM EDT
Ooooh, intrigue.
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Meanwhile, Logan Couture says he’s “all good.”
