Posts About "Tuukka Rask"
NHLers by Country: On Top of Their Game and the World
October 4th, 2020 It may be called the National Hockey League, but it sure feels more like it could be an international one. Of course, the now-defunct International Hockey League was in operation for decades, but as a North American farm league for NHL teams. There’s nothing purely North American about the NHL, not any longer anyway, not based on a...
NHL Rumors: Stars, Bruins, Blue Jackets, Devils
October 2nd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news the Dallas Stars would like to extend goaltender Anton Khudobin. What would that deal look like? Meanwhile, are the Boston Bruins gauging the market on netminder Tuukka Rask? Will the Columbus Blue Jackets be one of the busier teams and could the New Jersey Devils make some major trades at the...
Boston Bruins' News & Rumors: Oilers Trade, Rask, & More
October 1st, 2020 In this edition of Boston Bruins' News & Rumors, we look at the Bruins possibly working on a winger swap with the Edmonton Oilers, the team gauging Tuukka Rask's trade value and the team's continued interest in Oliver Ekman-Larsson. According to Frank Seravalli of TSN, the Bruins and Oilers have discussed a possible swap of...
Bruins Need Rask in Playoff Form for 2020-21
September 25th, 2020 When Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask left the Toronto playoff bubble on Aug. 15 for a family emergency, his absence left the goaltending duties for the remainder of the playoffs to veteran backup Jaroslav Halak. Pressed into action just hours before Game 3 of the first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Halak won three...
Hellebuyck Well-Deserving of Vezina Victory
September 22nd, 2020 Connor Hellebuyck's superb season rightly culminated in a Vezina Trophy victory at the 2020 NHL Awards aired live from Edmonton. https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1308175259300818945 Hellebuyck received 19 first-place votes and a total of 123 points — 24 more than the Boston Bruins' Tuukka Rask's 99 and 92 more than the Tampa...
Bruins GM Sweeney Faces Most Challenging, and Important, Offseason to Date
September 18th, 2020 Entering his sixth offseason of his tenure as the general manager of the Boston Bruins, Don Sweeney has his work cut out for him. This team is at a crossroads, and, as a result, the 2020 free-agency period and Entry Draft will be crucial in determining just which path the club takes. The Bruins roster is essentially divided currently...
Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders
September 3rd, 2020 Ranking NHL Teams By ForwardsRanking NHL Teams By Defencemen Now that the 2019-20 NHL season is over and the Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing, it's time to rank the teams by position once again. Starting with the goaltenders since that position seems the most solidified on paper across the league as of today. When it...
The Rise And Fall Of Andrew Raycroft
August 26th, 2020 Sixteen years ago, Boston Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft took the National Hockey League by storm. Boston's fifth-round pick in 1998 had spent the previous three seasons bouncing back and forth on Interstate 95 between Boston and Providence. In fact, a majority of Raycroft's early professional career in the AHL, playing in...
Bruins' Vladar Unexpected Next Man Up in Backup Goalie Role
August 22nd, 2020 Dan Vladar has never appeared in a National Hockey League game. As a Boston Bruins prospect, he has been recalled from the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Providence, RI, a handful of times, but he has never seen any regular-season action. That is why Vladar's latest assignment with the team must have come as quite a...
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Canadiens, Blues, Bruins and Rask, More
August 19th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, it appears there is more clarification as to why Tuukka Rask left the NHL bubble and the Boston Bruins in the middle of a playoff run. Meanwhile, in Buffalo, there is news on what the Sabres might do about Brandon Mountour's next contract. The St. Louis Blues got good and bad news on Tuesday, and are there...
Bruins Will Rally Around Halak
August 18th, 2020 If there is anything that hockey in the bubble has shown us about the Boston Bruins, it's their resiliency and ability to step up in the big moment. Immediately to start the playoffs, they made a statement in a Game 1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes following three round-robin losses. This was no different Saturday when the Bruins...
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Panthers, Bruins, Rangers, More
August 16th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is talk that Andrei Svechnikov could miss the remainder of the playoffs after a nasty injury in a game versus the Boston Bruins. Speaking of the Bruins, could there be some thought to part ways with Tuukka Rask? The New York Rangers might consider trading their first overall pick and there are names...
Bruins' News & Rumors: Pastrnak, Rask & More
August 16th, 2020 In this edition of Boston Bruins' News & Rumors, Tuukka Rask has decided to opt-out of the NHL Playoff Bubble, David Pastrnak has returned to practice but is still a game-time decision and Andrei Svechnikov's status moving forward Rask Opts Out of Playoffs It's no secret at this point that Rask has opted out of the 2020 NHL...
