UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask acknowledged that offseason surgery is an option for a nagging injury that limited him in their six-game series loss to the New York Islanders in the East Division Final.
Rask wouldn't disclose the nature of his ailments after the Bruins' 6-2 loss to the Islanders in Game 6 on Wednesday night, which eliminated them from the playoffs. "I don't think that needs to be the headline now," said the goalie, who stopped 23 of 27 shots in the loss.
Rask was pulled after two periods in Boston's Game 5 loss on Monday night, with coach Bruce Cassidy saying "there was some maintenance that needed to be done" and that Rask "wasn't himself.