The Boston Bruins fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Tuesday night in a lifeless affair. Lifeless really is the best way to describe the game, as the Bruins didn’t show much emotion on the second night of a back-to-back.
This was apparent early in the game when Blue Jackets forward Emil Bemstrom hit Tuukka Rask up high in front of the net. Bemstrom pleaded his innocence after the game, but the contact didn’t look accidental.
Rask gingerly skated off and never returned, something nobody wanted to see. With teams like Tampa Bay and Toronto on Boston’s back in the Atlantic, the Bruins need Rask more than ever.