Sweeney will have to be creative to unload that albatross of a contract, but he just has to do it. He is a train wreck in big games, so sick of his disappearing act. Hopefully we can find a buyer, Rask does not lack in talent, he is just mentally weak.
Player Discussion Tuukka Rask - Part 2 (MOD # 598)
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Sweeney will have to be creative to unload that albatross of a contract, but he just has to do it. He is a train wreck in big games, so sick of his disappearing act. Hopefully we can find a buyer, Rask does not lack in talent, he is just mentally weak.
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Why does everyone think it's mental and not just a physically tired 30-year-old who hasn't been elite in 3 years playing like a physically tired non-elite 30-year-old?
Don't blame him for getting paid. And don't expect him to save our season. He's not good enough. Hasn't been for some time.
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Daishi
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I'll just chime in here by saying Rask had a bad game today, and he hasn't been playing up to his potential recently.
That said, posts like yours are offensive. Players have ups and downs. Bergeron is MIA. DK is MIA. We have two players on the whole team that pass the eye test most of the time in Marchand and Pasta.
How do you think Rask got his contract? Because he's an elite talent. How do you think he won his Vezina and his olympic medal? Because he's an elite talent.
He's an elite talent that's not playing well now. Playing poorly and being an elite talent are not mutually exclusive. Is is really that hard to comprehend?
The Bruins can move on from Rask, but there's a very real possibility he'll find his game again on another NHL club and become an elite goalie there once again. Who will we replace him with that gives us a better chance to succeed? Make no mistake, 7M for a starting goalie isn't that much. This team needs a Price, but a Price will cost 10M. That's what his upcoming contract will be like. Hank costs 8.5M, and his backup in Raanta is playing just as well. A Jimmy Howard would cost 5.3M. A Mike Smith would cost 6.3M. Are you saying that with the 700K-1.5M in cap savings we'd be a drastically better team? Who will that 1M buy? Or are you saying we should just roll the dice with some rookies who play for less than 2M AAV? Is that a long term strategy? Either the rookies fail miserably and probably cost you your job in management, or they pan out and you have to give them 7M. See how that works?
The whole squad is filled with free riders who aren't contributing, and if you really want change you have to start by ridding yourself of Cam Neely. If you want to go further, ship DK, Rask and Chara out too, but at least it's helpful if we're being honest about the facts here instead of just screaming 'RASK SUCKS' and leaving it there.
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Carey Price just had .864 SV% in today's loss against the Canes. I guess it's time for the Habs to ship him out. He hasn't brought the Cup to Montreal, so what good is he for?
Hamilton Brian
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The numbers don't lie, Rask is no longer even close to an elite goalie, in fact I'm not sure he is even an average goalie anymore. Time to pawn this overrated overpaid goalie on some other team.
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He was in the Vezina conversation until Christmas. Dig up the posts from the first half of the year. We all thought he was carrying the team. He was voted to the all star game.
Now he's playing bad, but the hyperbole here is getting a little obnoxious. I guess I'll just **** off.
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It can be done, but we're going to have to eat some of the salary. And I doubt we will get much of anything for a 30-year-old goalie who hasn't been elite in a long time.
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Can they leave him unprotected for,expansion draft.Maybee Vegas would take him.Come on for 7.5 mil Bruins should be able to get a decent goalie,not even sure I would call Rask decent.
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not sure...but his contract and nmc ... maybe we will choke another 3 more seasons
Hali33
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Not unless he took that shot last year when his goaltending did the same thing with the pressure on down the stretch.
Hamilton Brian
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Meh! That would have/should have been dealt with. Thing is...he has not been solid when he's needed to be. He's bringing back memories of BlaineLacher/1996-7Ranford!!!!
There...eat that Tuuka!!! How's that make you feel?
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We have lots of practice . Rask has done it 3 years running now , I think a pattern is emerging .
Hamilton Brian
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But is it just a losing streak? Can we draw some correlations? Is this guy really the guy to go forward with? If so, then what does that say about the defense? Wait...that's been covered before.
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