Bruins Goaltending
Khudobin Is Key for Bruins Crease
June 18th, 2018 The Boston Bruins are prepared to have a rather difficult summer. With eight combined UFAs and RFAs, the Bruins are exploring opportunities that will allow them to be competitive in the near future. With rumors that they may have interest in re-signing Rick Nash and...
Bruins Must Bolster Goalie Depth at Draft
May 23rd, 2018 As the Boston Bruins look towards the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, they find themselves with a wealth of impactful prospects already at their disposal. At forward, youngsters like Jake DeBrusk, Danton Heinen, Anders Bjork, and Ryan Donato all earned NHL time this past season....
Rask & Officiating Didn't Cause Early Exit
May 10th, 2018 In Game 5 of their second-round matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Boston Bruins were eliminated from the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their quest for ice hockey's most-saught-for trophy was over. Thus the blame game ensued in Boston. Fans and media alike began...
Bruins' Rask and Nash Coming to Form?
April 30th, 2018 There were several storylines hidden behind the loud collective performance of the top line of Brad Marchand (two goals, three assists), Patrice Bergeron (two goals, one assist) and David Pastrnak (four assists) during the Boston Bruins' 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay...
Rask Has Been Good, Not Great
April 28th, 2018 The play of Tuukka Rask is the most highly debated topic on Twitter amongst Boston Bruins fans. It seems that a new argument pops up on my feed every single day. Even over the offseason, his haters argue he should be traded and his fans defend his status as Boston's last...
Have Leafs Solved Rask Riddle?
April 12th, 2018 Tuukka Rask is one of the best goaltenders in the National Hockey League. As you might expect, he’s been successful against nearly every team in the circuit throughout his career, including the Toronto Maple Leafs. But now, as Rask and his Boston Bruins prepare for...
Rask Rested for Deep Playoff Run
April 7th, 2018 Over the past few years, a number of things have gone wrong for the Boston Bruins down the stretch, which, when put together, ultimately led to the team's demise. One of the issues the Bruins had year in and year out was the over-working of starting goaltender Tuukka Rask,...
Top 3 All-Time Bruins Goalies
March 30th, 2018 The Boston Bruins have a rich history in the world of hockey as an Original Six franchise, but their history of goaltenders has not always been strong. According to hockeyreference.com, 106 goalies have pulled the Bruins jersey over their pads and guarded the net. In my...
Keep the Faith in Tuukka Rask
March 19th, 2018 There have been a number of occasions during this season when Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has left a few fans wondering, "Is he still our guy?" I, admittedly, am one of those fans. As a die-hard Boston fan, I've watched as many Bruins games as possible this year....
Rask's Recent Domination Key for Bruins & Vezina
February 9th, 2018 It wasn't that long ago that we were having that conversation. It was the end of November, and Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask was struggling. Heading into a Sunday evening matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, Rask had been benched in four straight games, each won by backup...Tuukka Rask Is an Elite Goaltender
February 6th, 2018 "He can't perform in the playoffs!" "He always chokes when the game is on the line!" "The B's should trade him now!" Everywhere you turn on Twitter, someone else has something negative to say about Tuukka Rask. Whether it's warranted or not, no player has taken...Rask Is Stopping Pucks, Winning Games & Silencing Critics
December 22nd, 2017 If you are anything like Mike Felger, you've traded Tuukka Rask 30 times, to anyone who would have him. You have traded him for superstars, you've traded him for bags of pucks, and you once unsuccessfully tried to trade him for the registration to a 1997 Ford...
Bruins Better With Khudobin
November 29th, 2017 There's something fishy going on in Boston, and it stands between the pipes at TD Garden. Boston Bruins goaltenders Tuukka Rask and Anton Khudobin have been getting different results out of the 18 skaters in front of them. So much so that it has the entire Bruins community...