Player Discussion Tuukka Rask - V - warning in OP

[Seidenbergy]

Dunno speak to the author

Tried that. He claimed he couldn't hear me over the sound of the cheetos crunching in his mouth.

 

[Seidenbergy]

He’s had 18 playoff games in four years.

or 18 in the last 2 years...............but that doesn't fit the narrative.

 

[BBB24]

cant deny those numbers. those are good number.
but he still stunk last nite.
and j would start halak tonite.

Not sure if you just want to beat your chest tonight when Halak starts, but it was announced before the start of the season that Halak would be starting tonight’s game.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Tried that. He claimed he couldn't hear me over the sound of the cheetos crunching in his mouth.

That or he will just block you on Twitter.

Thin skinned, extra crispy chicken skin eating knob.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

A Hackerty article complaining about Rask....the hockey season has officially started. I noticed he didn't mention that Halak didn't fare much better with his time in the net.

Rask by his own admission didn't play well and knows he should be better. But an article complaining about the exact thing he criticized himself for somehow is not accurate?

I mean it might be a case of stating the obvious there for the article and for Rask. But at least he owns up to it.

Also, the expectation on Halak is nowhere near what the fan-base or the team expects of Rask.

This was a team loss. Rask is also part of the team. But no one deserves a cookie after that game.

 

[ON3M4N]

Rask by his own admission didn't play well and knows he should be better. But an article complaining about the exact thing he criticized himself for somehow is not accurate?

I mean it might be a case of stating the obvious there for the article and for Rask. But at least he owns up to it.

Also, the expectation on Halak is nowhere near what the fan-base or the team expects of Rask.

This was a team loss. Rask is also part of the team. But no one deserves a cookie after that game.

HACKerty has a history of complaining about Rask even when he's playing well. Its honestly my pure dislike for HACKerty because I think he's an idiot and seems more interested in click and likes than anything else. You're right, no one deserves a cookie from last game, I wouldn't disagree with that.

 

[LouJersey]

or 18 in the last 2 years...............but that doesn't fit the narrative.

even worse. I was giving him the the extra years to make the 2010 dateline relevant

He was very good vs Ottawa. He is certainly least of our issues in many of the play-off games.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

We'll see how Rask plays his next game its not like the team played well.

Halak looked great I thought. 50-50 split maybe?

 

[LouJersey]

We'll see how Rask plays his next game its not like the team played well.

Halak looked great I thought. 50-50 split maybe?

I'd go 55games to 27 games. Rask is the guy. I have a feeling many will be disappointed w Halak.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

We'll see how Rask plays his next game its not like the team played well.

Halak looked great I thought. 50-50 split maybe?

I feel like people see that Rask gave up 5 goals and assume he was awful, and either ignore, or didn't actually see the first period.

The second goal was unlucky, and the goal on the fanned shot by Kuznetsov was bad. Other than that Rask was actually very good, keeping the Bruins in the game in the 1st period with 3 or 4 great saves.

 

[JOKER 192]

I haven't read the entire thread, or even the portion starting last night. Did anyone actually call his play "extremely sharp"? Or is that just yet another strawman that seems to pop up when discussing Rask?

I'm quoting GloryDaze. Yes those are the words he used.

 

[JOKER 192]

almost as delusional as making up things that werent said.

No one said Rask was sharp or even good...what posters are pointing out is that he was not the problem last night. No goalie in the league wins you that game last night

Maybe you need to read all the posts, that is exactly what was said.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

I'm quoting GloryDaze. Yes those are the words he used.

And I stand by them.

Did you even watch the game? Rask got f***ing shelled in the first period while the majority of the B's lineup sat around with their thumbs up their asses admiring the Cap's SC rings.

He made at least 4 point blank, unbelievable saves just to keep the score at 2-0 in the 1st.

Later, in the 2nd, he gave up a soft goal to Kuznetsov. He was probably suffering from PTSD after all the rubber he saw in the first?

 

[Seidenbergy]

I'm quoting GloryDaze. Yes those are the words he used.

Maybe you need to read all the posts, that is exactly what was said.

Not exactly. He put a qualifier in there that you are conveniently ignoring.

 

[TorontLoL 67]

And I stand by them.

Did you even watch the game? Rask got ****ing shelled in the first period while the majority of the B's lineup sat around with their thumbs up their asses admiring the Cap's SC rings.

He made at least 4 point blank, unbelievable saves just to keep the score at 2-0 in the 1st.

Later, in the 2nd, he gave up a soft goal to Kuznetsov. He was probably suffering from PTSD after all the rubber he saw in the first?

It's the go to move man, blame Rask. The team in front of him gets 0 fault for hanging him out to dry.

 

[Mpasta]

It's the go to move man, blame Rask. The team in front of him gets 0 fault for hanging him out to dry.

And people will defend Rask no matter how bad he plays. It goes both ways.

 

[JOKER 192]

Not exactly. He put a qualifier in there that you are conveniently ignoring.

Qualifier or not , there was nothing extremely sharp about Rask's play last night.

It reminded me a lot of how Price played last year, how did that work out?

 

[Seidenbergy]

Whatever you say, poor man's What the Puck.....

 

[JOKER 192]

Whatever you say, poor man's What the Puck.....

Ok poor man's GloryDaze.

 

[Babajingo]

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/bruins/talking-points-bad-rask-bad-bruins-blowout-loss-capitals

BLACK EYE: Tuukka Rask. Tuukka Rask. Tuukka Rask. Plenty of Bruins players looked like they weren’t ready to play tonight. But the goaltender absolutely, positively can’t be one of them, and that was Rask in a big situation in Washington where the Capitals were celebrating their Cup win, and the Bruins were trying to prove they can actually hang with them. Instead Rask allowed two goals on the first four shots he faced, and five goals on 19 shots before he was mercifully yanked from the game in the middle of the second period in favor of Jaroslav Halák. A soft goal to Evgeny Kuznetsov where Rask came off the post and let the puck trickle in short side was the ultimate final act that got him pulled from the game, and by his own admission Rask had three soft goals in the loss. That’s about three too many for the $7 million goaltender, who always seems to fall short in these big games.

What lazy writing. It's so easy to blame the goalie. I usually give Haggerty a pass but this is just stupid.

By the way, he didn't mention that Price lost a "big situation" game last night with an opening night Original six match up.
Also, Martin Jones lost a "big situation" game with the newly vaunted Sharks D.

 

[LouJersey]

What lazy writing. It's so easy to blame the goalie. I usually give Haggerty a pass but this is just stupid.

By the way, he didn't mention that Price lost a "big situation" game last night with an opening night Original six match up.
Also, Martin Jones lost a "big situation" game with the newly vaunted Sharks D.

The goalie came out and said he was crap, has anyone read that?

 

[Seidenbergy]

Ok poor man's GloryDaze.

Compliment accepted.

 

[ODAAT]

I feel like people see that Rask gave up 5 goals and assume he was awful, and either ignore, or didn't actually see the first period.

The second goal was unlucky, and the goal on the fanned shot by Kuznetsov was bad. Other than that Rask was actually very good, keeping the Bruins in the game in the 1st period with 3 or 4 great saves.

his 2nd period was putrid but didn`t get any help from the 18 bodies in front of him either but could have been 5-0 after 1, he did make some fantastic saves

 

[LSCII]

Ok poor man's GloryDaze.

Oooooh!!! Do me now. Do me now...

 

[LSCII]

The goalie came out and said he was crap, has anyone read that?

I heard it on the radio this am. Said he let in 3 really soft goals and that's on him. All he can do is go back to work to fix his mistakes and get better.

He owned it completely and didn't point any fingers at anyone. Just himself.