Rask/By S. Bradley
For the Bruins, the future is now.
That doesn’t mean that Tim Thomas isn’t going to be the No. 1 goaltender for the long haul. But Tuukka Rask has proven this season that he can be a serious challenger to Thomas’ role and that there’s no more need to wait for Rask’s development.
Rask/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Tuukka Rask was so strong in net tonight, the Bruins didn’t need Zdeno Chara on defense to shut out Los Angeles, 3-0, at the TD Garden.
That might be an overstatement, but the Kings’ league-worst offense was no match for Rask. The goaltender finished with 41 saves, including 20 in the third period.
Rask/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Bruins head coach Claude Julien has opted to go with Tuukka Rask in net instead of the red-hot Tim Thomas against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the TD Garden.
Thomas has won nine in a row.
Thomas/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — We already know that after Tuukka Rask started and won the Bruins’ last two games, head coach Claude Julien is going to turn to Tim Thomas Saturday night against Buffalo.
The Bruins’ coach uncharacteristically revealed that after Rask beat Edmonton Thursday.
Rask/By S. Bradley
WILMINGTON, Mass. — Through eight games, the Bruins have started Tim Thomas six times and Tuukka Rask twice.
That’s not the type of pace that would grant Rask a bigger role by the end of the year if the Bruins stuck to that 2-to-1 ratio. It also doesn’t quite jibe with what the Bruins said they’re plan was for the goaltending split during training camp.
Rask/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Tuukka Rask was the first Bruins goaltender off the ice this morning at TD Garden, so you can expect him to get the start tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Rask/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — For the first time since last April 10, Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask will start a game that means something.
Rask gets the nod today against Colorado at TD Garden.
McQuaid/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Fresh off their first home defeat since Game 1 of the Tampa Bay series last June, the Bruins practiced today at TD Garden with a full squad.
Among the group was defenseman Adam McQuaid, who also participated in the Bruins’ morning skate yesterday before he was scratched for the loss to Philadelphia.
Rask/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — It took just one day of on-ice practice at TD Garden for Bruins head coach Claude Julien to make it clear that he’s not going to ride Tim Thomas into the ground from the start of this season.
Horton/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Nathan Horton had claimed for several weeks that his concussion symptoms were gone.
But today he proved that was the case by going through his physical and conditioning tests on the first day of Bruins training camp at TD Garden.
Rask/By S. Bradley
LOWELL, Mass. — When the Bruins get to training camp next month, No. 1 goaltender Tim Thomas will be met by a challenge from a healthier Tuukka Rask.
Rask/By S. Bradley
It’s easy to forget that behind the most dominant goaltender in the entire NHL, the Bruins still have one of the most promising young netminders in the world.
Rask
It turns out that Bruins forward Milan Lucic’s upcoming nose reset isn’t the only surgical procedure in the club’s future this offseason.
Rask/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Tuukka Rask played in just 29 regular-season games and then never got off the bench in the postseason this year.
