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Tuukka Rask Decides to Opt Out, Leaves Bubble to Rejoin Family
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Huge NHL bubble news right here:
#NHLBruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the NHL's Return to Play: pic.twitter.com/r3c7wjaTwR
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) August 15, 2020
Rask started both games in the Bruins/Hurricanes series, which is currently tied 1-1. Game three is set to begin in just about an hour, so Jaroslav Halak now finds himself as Boston’s #1 goaltender for the remainder of the playoffs.
The Stanley Cup-winning goaltender has two children at home, plus a newborn, which GM Don Sweeney mentioned when discussing Rask’s opt-out decision:
Don Sweeney on Rask: “He just felt that he needed to be home with [his kids]…the priorities are in the right order so this is what he has to do at this time.”
— Evan Marinofsky (@EvanMarinofsky) August 15, 2020
No judgment here.
From an on-ice standpoint, this greatly benefits the Canes, Flyers, and anybody else in the Eastern Conference that might have run up against the Bruins in the playoffs. Big loss for Boston.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com