
Rask/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The Bruins will face the New York Rangers Sunday at Madison Square Garden as a shorthanded club.
Not only did the Bruins lose a game today to the New York Islanders, they also lost a couple players who they can now add to their lengthening list of injured performers.
Boston lost goaltender Tuukka Rask to a lower-body injury in the second period of their 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders today at the TD Garden. Head coach Claude Julien said Rask would not join the team on its upcoming road trip to New York and Toronto.
Forward Daniel Paille suffered an injury in the third period. While there was no update available on the speedy winger, the fact that the Bruins recalled Lane MacDermid from Providence (AHL) tells you Paille’s status is in doubt. Julien also said he didn’t think Andrew Ference, who missed the Isles game with a lower-body injury, would make the road trip.
To fill in for Rask, the Bruins summoned Michael Hutchinson from the P-Bruins. Boston had already been playing without Nathan Horton and Rich Peverley for an extended period of time. Johnny Boychuk made a successful return from a concussion against the Isles, but now Boston will have to face the top team in the Eastern Conference without some of its key parts.
Well I am not going to go negative. All teams deal with injuries look at the penguins. This is a real chance for others to show what they got and pull the Wagon. I have come to the conclusion after Feb perfomance that this team is simply not going to dominate other teams. I also understand that this team really can not put a full 60 mins together. It has been talked about by Claude for over two months yet when has it happened ? For my mental well being I am learning to accept we win one and lose one,we will be shut out and maybe will shut out others. If the playoffs arrive I would fully expect us to take 7 games to finish off any team at any point. So going forward til the end I will not go negative on the team or individuals and just enjoy the see-saw ride that is the Bruins. Get them Blue shirts today boys.
Anton K has a wrist injury. Too bad, because he might have had (and might still get) a chance to showcase his stuff…Then the trade “Rask for Nash” rumours would have started?
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I think Khoudobin is hurt.
A little disappointed they brought up Hutch and not Khoudobin. Maybe Claude likes having the contrasting styles? I had long thought that Khoudobin was first in line.
No excuses. The loss to the NYI was awful. The SC champs can be better than thia, no?