Last Saturday Tuukka Rask took the hockey world by surprise when leaving the bubble.
Obviously, following his comments on his life in the bubble, one could suspect that he was not spinning the perfect happiness. We felt a bit forced to be in Toronto, isolated from his family for long periods.
But from there to seeing him leave, what nobody did except him? It was a surprise.
However, we are beginning to know a bit more about what prompted him to make such a decision. According to a man who is about to release his second book on the Guardian (and who therefore knows him very well), it is a family emergency that is at the basis of the decision.
Dale Arnold on the NESN pre game said Rask left due to a family emergency.
For those who don’t know, Dale is working on a second book and has direct contact with Rask.
He was reading from his phone. Power move on tv that I respect.
— James Stewart (@IAmJamesStewart) August 15, 2020
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We don’t know what urgency we’re talking about … and it’s none of our business. All we know is that he has two children at home and that his partner is expecting the couple’s third child.
According to what is circulating, the emergency would be over, but he still felt the need to come back to his family in these difficult times.
Is this the reason why the door to a return to play is not completely closed? Who knows.
Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask could return to ‘bubble’ if he wantedhttps://t.co/anARYBGco0
– RDS (@RDSca) August 17, 2020
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But that is in theory. In fact, are the dice loaded for the keeper?
According to the rumor circulating in Boston, it wouldn’t be impossible to believe that the goaltender might simply have already played his very last game with the Bruins. And this, despite the support publicly offered by the organization and the players.
Currently, the Bruins are counting on a Jaroslav Halak who has shown he can win in the past and who has just signed a new contract to stay in Boston. And Rask, meanwhile, is only under contract for another season.
If the Bruins decided to give a damn about this year, they might find a way to absorb that contract somehow.
And when you know – looking at Tim Thomas – that the Bruins can end a long-term relationship quite easily and with a lot of detachment, it wouldn’t be impossible to envision that until further notice, the net belongs well and truly. good to Jaro.
But that remains to be followed.
A lot of
– That would cry.
Imagine Carey Price left the Habs right now. Oh man there would be some different tunes out there
— Brandon Prust (@BrandonPrust8) August 15, 2020
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– The bubble is still working well.
NHL statement on COVID-19 testing results: pic.twitter.com/0WL9yTIa6e
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) August 17, 2020
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– It will therefore be safe for families.
The NHL is still finalizing plans that would allow family members to join players in Edmonton for the conference finals.
Though it’s “still up in the air,” here are the protocols for integrating a wave of new people into the bubble https://t.co/1id3vFuQiU
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) August 17, 2020
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– Is Montreal ready for an Anglo coach? [TSLH]
– To be continued.
John Hynes assistant leaves the Predators. Curious to see if that opens a place for Alain Nasreddine. The two worked together from 2010 until Hynes was fired last winter https://t.co/dQ4w9IRBwo
– Guillaume Lefrançois (@glefrancoisLP) August 17, 2020
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– Good game.
Alexander Radulov (@RADUL22) wasn’t going to let Joe Pavelski’s (@jpav8) hat trick go uncelebrated… ???? #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/zLVGoGtF7q
— NHL (@NHL) August 17, 2020
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