Questions Boston Bruins face for the next Hockey Season -NHL Special
The Boston Bruins and fans of one of the most widely recognised clubs in world of sports, definitely had some high hopes entering the 2011-2012 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season.
Biggest of their hopes was without a doubt defending their Stanley Cup championship and repeat another win, which would have certainly raised the clubs status by manifolds, but nevertheless, Boston remains to be one of the best despite having some serious
questions facing them for the upcoming hockey year.
With Tim Thomas out for at least the next hockey year, which might have just come at the wrong time since the season is already in threat of being completely locked out, Boston Bruins are counting on former backup and now number one, Tuukka Rask, to take
his place and lead the 2011 Stanley Cup champions. Rask has proved to be a goalie with a lot of potential but playing in intense situations, especially now since there will be no Tim Thomas to cover for him, the question is can the youngster handle the high
pressure position.
One of the biggest reasons that Boston got flushed out of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs had to be the lack of goaltending depth as all net minders besides Tim Thomas were injured, including Rask, but now Rask has to take total control of the situation. He
will without a doubt be pushed to his limits, especially going against arch rival team, the Montreal Canadiens, and their high-level goalie, Carey Price.
Tim Thomas was routed by Washington Capitals in round-one, as Braden Holtby, playing in his first major league series ever, did not fail to impress in any regard at all and just showed how trusting a goalie could make all the difference needed.
Rask signed on to a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins during the offseason, which will give both stakeholders enough time to evaluate where they stand with each other and whether a continued relationship is worth it in the end or not. He participated
in 23 games last season and 11 wins with eight losses and a save percentage of .929 percent and 2.05 goals-against average.
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