Player Discussion Tuukka Rask - Part III - MOD WARNING 671

[Bruinfanatic]

Unsurprising. When they win it's in spite of him and when they lose it's because of him

Not true go read the posts from game one.

 

[CDJ]

Not true go read the posts from game one.

He should've played like that

 

[CDJ]

I thought he made some big stops and looked better than he did in the last game. While giving up 4 goals is still giving up 4 goals, he kept the game winnable by blanking the Sens as the Bruins turned the tide of the game.

When you dissect the goals given up

- Hoffman's breakaway goal on a pretty sweet move

- Hoffman's blast was a hell of a shot

- Liles abandoned his man along the post to chase after a guy behind the net who didn't even have the puck

- Cross dropped coverage on the GW goal and didn't recover fast enough

I thought Rask played well enough for us to win this game and Anderson played poorly enough to where the Sens could very well have lost the game - it just didn't happen that way.

Agreed. Thought he was good tonight. Good won't cut it in front of this D-group. Need great.

 

[VanIsle]

Let him go where? Vegas?

I can't say I love him but c'mon. Hasek ain't winning with this defense.

Why, its a business sub .880% is terrible on 29 and 32 shots.

Im about winning, hope other fans are too???

4ga
4ga

Clutch hahahahha

 

[CDJ]

Why, its a business sub .880% is terrible on 29 and 32 shots.

Im about winning, hope other fans are too???

I love that all shots are the same to you. It's adorable

 

[Bruinfanatic]

He should've played like that

Agree he played well tonight but he wasn't great ,and in front of this D they only win if he is great.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

I love that all shots are the same to you. It's adorable

It really is.

 

[VanIsle]

I love that all shots are the same to you. It's adorable

Great goalies preform great, you love Rask thats great, I expect more.

880% bud, thats a giant *****.

He aint no Thomas.

4 goals on 32 shots isnt well its ****

Crawford let in 2 on 42, but wait they were not quality hahaha

 

[CDJ]

Great goalies preform great, you love Rask thats great, I expect more.

880% bud, thats a giant *****.

He aint no Thomas.

4 goals on 32 shots isnt well its ****

Crawford let in 2 on 42, but wait they were not quality hahaha

You enjoy your hollow numbers without context, I'll actually watch the games. Thanks

"He ain't Thomas"


No ****ing ****. Nobody will ever have a run like that again. Get over it ffs

Side note I think the 2011 D was a little better than what they rolled out tonight but thats too obvious right? Like the argument can be made they had 6 of the top 100 defenseman in the league, including the unquestionable best in Chara

Tonight they rolled out 40 year old Chara, Miller, a college sophomore, 2 healthy scratches, and an AHL lifer.

 

[VanIsle]

You enjoy your hollow numbers without context, I'll actually watch the games. Thanks

"He ain't Thomas"


No ****ing ****. Nobody will ever have a run like that again. Get over it ffs

Side note I think the 2011 D was a little better than what they rolled out tonight but thats too obvious right?

Dude, I like you lets disagree and be done.

Sub .900 is **** to me maybe not to you but lets let it be.

We should have won game 2 and lost this one but it is sports.

 

[CDJ]

I think you're looking at it way too black and white. You aren't adding context to the kind of shots allowed. Quality certainly matters

But I like you as a poster too. We just disagree


To clarify I'm not gonna sit here and say Tuukka was "great" tonight...but he was definitely good enough to win imo. Probably would've if peel didn't exist

 

[VanIsle]

I think you're looking at it way too black and white. You aren't adding context to the kind of shots allowed. Quality certainly matters

But I like you as a poster too. We just disagree

Win game 4 at home tie it up, hopefully get some d back and let it roll.

It sucks when the Bruins lose and you have high expectations.

Im emotional and both OT games just ended, boooo.

Till next game brother.

 

[CDJ]

Agreed. At least we don't have the pressure the capitals have on them. Bruins in 6

 

[VanIsle]

Agreed. At least we don't have the pressure the capitals have on them. Bruins in 6

Bad call, TO up and Habs up just a bad day overall.

Hopegully the Caps lose and the Bs pull it out in the long run.

 

[Coach Parker]

He needs to steal game 5 in Ottawa.

Boston needs to own the Sens in game 4.

 

[Seidenbergy]

Wasn't good on I believe the second goal - clear shot without a screen even.

Saved them a bunch of times as well though.

Huh? Here is the 2nd goal:

https://www.nhl.com/video/brassard-beats-rask-from-doorstep/t-288496684/c-51514803

2 Sens in the freaking paint. Rask had zero chance on that one.

 

[Hali33]

I thought he was good, better than last game. Some big, big saves. All the goals that went in were legit goals. But 4 goals against are too much for wherever that blame belongs. Top players aren't playing well enough to get those back.

He's gonna have to be outstanding if this team is going to get 4 wins. There's no other way, in my mind.

 

[LSCII]

Without going back a couple of pages, I assume the take here is that Tuukka sucks and it's all his fault? You know, despite it being a gross oversimplification?

 

[Pia8988]

Without going back a couple of pages, I assume the take here is that Tuukka sucks and it's all his fault? You know, despite it being a gross oversimplification?

More or less. Queue up the Singeltary quote.

 

[NDiesel]

Without going back a couple of pages, I assume the take here is that Tuukka sucks and it's all his fault? You know, despite it being a gross oversimplification?

Here's what you missed:

He's not worth his $7 Mil price tag
He has sub .900 so he hasn't been good enough
The fact he only has two regular defensemen playing in front of him is irrelevant.

Gotta love it.

 

[LSCII]

Here's what you missed:

He's not worth his $7 Mil price tag
He has sub .900 so he hasn't been good enough
The fact he only has two regular defensemen playing in front of him is irrelevant.

Gotta love it.

I love this place. HF, don't ever change.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Here's what you missed:

He's not worth his $7 Mil price tag
He has sub .900 so he hasn't been good enough
The fact he only has two regular defensemen playing in front of him is irrelevant.

Gotta love it.

Those are some nutty posts. There are also a few in hear that refuse to accept that Rask is fallable, he does not walk on water and each save is not another step towards his cure for cancer.

 

[LSCII]

Those are some nutty posts. There are also a few in hear that refuse to accept that Rask is fallable, he does not walk on water and each save is not another step towards his cure for cancer.

Can he be better? Absolutely. Is he the reason they've lost the last two games? Not so much.

 

[ReggieMoto]

Without going back a couple of pages, I assume the take here is that Tuukka sucks and it's all his fault? You know, despite it being a gross oversimplification?

I really don't think it's as bad as all that. There are a couple of posters with that mindset, but the vast majority place it at the feet of the officiating and the missing players on defense. I couldn't watch the 3rd period or the OT period so I can only go by what's being written here. But that's my take.

I thought he was good, better than last game. Some big, big saves. All the goals that went in were legit goals. But 4 goals against are too much for wherever that blame belongs. Top players aren't playing well enough to get those back.

He's gonna have to be outstanding if this team is going to get 4 wins. There's no other way, in my mind.

The team is def in a bad spot. Tuukka can do all of the acrobatics in the world trying to stop pucks, but he won't be able to stop them all. The Offense is putting goals on the board, but the Defense is a total mess which is probably the single biggest challenge facing the team. Without an NHL defense in front of him there will be only so much he can do, and so far the team can go in this series.

 

[NDiesel]

Those are some nutty posts. There are also a few in hear that refuse to accept that Rask is fallable, he does not walk on water and each save is not another step towards his cure for cancer.

Sure he could have been a bit better in game 2 and maybe saved a goal or two in game 3, but with this defense there is no way to place the blame on him. They had defensive lapses ALL game and he consistently bailed them out, but you can't stop everything when they keep allowing breakaways and odd man rushes.

Add in some stupid penalties by the Bruins players to make it even harder on the guy. He and everyone needs to be better, but he's the last guy I point the finger at this series.