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Bruce Cassidy unhappy with Tuukka Rask’s mishandling of puck - The Boston Globe
Asked if Rask gets out over his skis sometimes with the puck on his stick, Cassidy was matter of fact, but blunt in his assessment.
“It’s not his strength, per se, and it’s not something, I don’t think, he puts a lot of time into to correct sometimes,” Cassidy said. “It is what it is. You reap what you sow, right?”
“He concentrates first and foremost on stopping the puck, his technique,” Cassidy said. “He’s never been a guy that’s, I don’t know what word to use, a big . . . some goalies really enjoy playing the puck. I’m not sure he enjoys it, let’s put it that way.”
Rask wouldn’t say how much time be devotes to stickhandling, in the offseason or otherwise.
“I try to stop it behind the net, or whenever I have a chance, and I try to make the right play,” Rask said. “In that case I didn’t. Made a couple bad backhand passes. Then made plenty of good ones today. So, yeah. Shooting for perfection.”
“But it’s part of the job requirement, and you have to be sharper than he was today, it’s that simple,” Cassidy said. “I’m sure he will be the next time he’s in there.”
Bruce Cassidy unhappy with Tuukka Rask’s mishandling of puck - The Boston Globe
Asked if Rask gets out over his skis sometimes with the puck on his stick, Cassidy was matter of fact, but blunt in his assessment.
“It’s not his strength, per se, and it’s not something, I don’t think, he puts a lot of time into to correct sometimes,” Cassidy said. “It is what it is. You reap what you sow, right?”
“He concentrates first and foremost on stopping the puck, his technique,” Cassidy said. “He’s never been a guy that’s, I don’t know what word to use, a big . . . some goalies really enjoy playing the puck. I’m not sure he enjoys it, let’s put it that way.”
Rask wouldn’t say how much time be devotes to stickhandling, in the offseason or otherwise.
“I try to stop it behind the net, or whenever I have a chance, and I try to make the right play,” Rask said. “In that case I didn’t. Made a couple bad backhand passes. Then made plenty of good ones today. So, yeah. Shooting for perfection.”
“But it’s part of the job requirement, and you have to be sharper than he was today, it’s that simple,” Cassidy said. “I’m sure he will be the next time he’s in there.”