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Breaking Down The Net, Part 1

By Andrew Slawson

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3. It’s too early to rank Tuukka Rask among the elite goalies you say? No, I don’t believe it’s too early at all to say that Rask has stamped his name in the “elite” category. Rask stepped in for Tim Thomas when Thomas abruptly turned and ran from everything hockey, and Boston never even missed a beat.

Rask put up outstanding numbers last season, and was nearly unbeatable throughout most of the playoffs. Rask posted a record of 19-10-5 with 5 shutouts in his first tour of duty as the Bruins #1. It was a shortened season, but either way, Rask put up great numbers and proved he’s ready to take the reigns in Boston. Rask’s save percentage of .929% was outstanding, and his goals against average of a flat 2.00 just bolsters the resume he’s building.

Boston obviously has faith in him after this season. He got himself a nice long term contract with the Bruins worth $56 million over 8 seasons. Rask is going to continue to get better, and the Bruins have a lot invested in him to do so. Rask is backed up by Chad Johnson, Niklas Svedberg, and Malcolm Subban. The three will battle for the number two spot on the Bruins roster during camp and the preseason.

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