“Tuukka Rask is back, so the Bruins’ season is over.” — This is what some Rask detractors likely thought when the veteran goalie returned to practice on Tuesday after attending to a family matter during the weekend.
Sure, Rask’s early season troubles — along with the secondary scoring issues — are one of the few sore spots in Boston’s first 17 games. He is far from his 2014 Vezina form with his 4-4-0 mark, .901 save percentage and 3.05 goals against average.
Rask, the first Bruin to touch the Warrior Ice Arena sheet on Tuesday, would tell you that he needs to improve at his day job.