{"id":66053,"date":"2020-01-14T22:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T03:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=66053"},"modified":"2020-01-14T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T03:35:49","slug":"boston-bruins-tuukka-rask-out-with-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/01\/14\/boston-bruins-tuukka-rask-out-with-concussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask Out with Concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/bruins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Bruins<\/a> could be without starting goaltender <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rasktu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuukka Rask<\/a><\/strong> for a time while Rask recovers from a concussion. The injury occurred at some point during a loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>. Matt Porter of the Boston Globe was among the first to break the news per a comment from head coach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cassibr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Cassidy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cassidy said Rask is concussed. \u201cIt\u2019s an elbow to the head and they didn\u2019t call it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Porter (@mattyports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattyports\/status\/1217275605034639365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rasktu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuukka Rask<\/a> Out Indefinitely with Concussion<\/h2>\n<p>Rask is having a good 2019-20. The 32-year-old has won 17 of his 27 starts with a .925 save percentage and 2.27 goals-against-average. Both statistics are top 10 in the NHL this season. The only real criticism of Rask is in the extra period where he has six losses in overtime or the shootout. That is already more post-regulation losses than in 2018-19 with roughly half the season left.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran Finn remains one of the better goaltenders in the league despite constant criticism from Boston fans. His numbers are very good despite playing in front of a defence that has been hurt at times and features 42-year-old <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/charazd01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zdeno Chara<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>playing heavy minutes. Boston&#8217;s defence is good but has a relatively young group of blueliners supporting one of the league&#8217;s oldest players and star <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/krugto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torey Krug<\/a><\/strong>. Rask has done quite well with a shifting group of players helping him stop shots.<\/p>\n<h3>What this Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>We do not know how long Rask will be out. It could be only a game or two or several weeks. Boston could decide to hold Rask out longer given the nature of the position; there is no reason to risk their starter&#8217;s health in January. They can lean on veteran <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/halakja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaroslav Halak<\/a><\/strong> in the meantime. Halak is also having a good season with a .920 save percentage and 2.46 goals-against. It is also highly possible <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lagacma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maxime Lagace<\/a><\/strong> is promoted from AHL Providence before the team&#8217;s next game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>. He has a .915 save percentage and 2.49 goals-against for a team sitting third in its division.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"YTH3D1kRSCBDR80bClQRbg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1193184344\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'YTH3D1kRSCBDR80bClQRbg',sig:'P5fpGZWSvTuhRKfKLZZx9te8yujEF6dAfaDVVIm7IzE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1193184344',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Bruins could be without starting goaltender Tuukka Rask for a time while Rask recovers from a concussion. The injury occurred at some point during a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Matt Porter of the Boston Globe was among the first to break the news per a comment from head coach Bruce Cassidy. 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