Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask decided to opt out of the Bruins’ playoff run on Aug. 15 in order to return to his family.
“I want to be with my teammates competing, but at this moment, there are things more important than hockey in my life, and that is being with my family,” Rask said in a statement released after his decision was reported.
Rask opted out prior to Game 3 of the team’s first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Following the announcement, Boston general manager Don Sweeney told reporters that Rask’s family was “safe and healthy.