Confirmed with Link: Tuukka has left the team

[Fenway]

2 cautions here.Take note.

1 - do NOT flame each other.

2 - do NOT post your speculation as a fact unless you have a link.

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[SAVEBYTHOMAS]

 

[A1LeafNation]

Omg. Hope all is ok.

 

[LSCII]

Wow. Crazy.

 

[CanadienShark]

Huge loss, but you have to respect the decision. You guys are awfully lucky to have Halak.

 

[Jaguar God]

Well that makes sense with his comments

 

[TwineTickler]

Holy shit....

Well... I guess you've got to respect his decision... but wow. Hopefully this can be used as a rallying cry.

 

[Spooner st]

Shitty move, shitty timing, not a fan. If that's how he feels I'm ok with it IF it was done before moving to Toronto.

 

[Ladyfan]

I hope all is OK with Tuukka's family. I wonder if something just came up .

 

[13Hockey]

I hope he never plays another game for the bruins

 

[Smitty93]

It's been 5 years since Halak played in the playoffs and it's a small sample size, but he was very good the two years where he was "the guy".

 

[Ladyfan]

I hope everyone plays well in front of Jaro

 

[BlackFrancis]

Friggin' goalies..

 

[ItWasJustified]

So will the team or the league fine him? Wasn't there a specific time period where the players could opt out?

 

[b in vancouver]

Wow! Guess that changes the context of his comments yesterday. I don't blame anyone for opting out as it's hard to pretend things are normal. Hope everything's o.k.

 

[Mione134]

Wow. I just..wow.

I'm not going to speculate cause we dont know whats going on in his personal life. He had to leave the team for a bit before. But I refuse to see this as him bailing on the team. Something has to be up. And I hope he is okay.

 

[BruinDust]

If he really doesn't want to be in the bubble in Toronto, if his heart isn't in it, than leaving is the best decision for him and the team. Some people deal with isolation better than others. I have no idea what goes on in Rask's private life so I respect his decision. It's not like he's leaving the Bruins with some unproven back-up set to take his place. They have a veteran goaltender in Halak who can do the job. Still pretty shocking to hear this news about an hour away from Game 3.

 

[pgm16]

Hope all is well for him and his family !

 

[HuskyBruinPride]

What the actual f***

Thanks for tanking our Cup chances Tuukka

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Family > Career

100% support his decision here

But wow, the fans and media are going to feast on this and run Tuukka out of town

 

[Ladyfan]

Hope all is well for him and his family !

and I would hope this is how we all feel.

 

[the negotiator]

Wow

Given Sweeney 's comment that this is not a surprise and that the Bs were privy to information

My guess is there is a major event at home and if so I totally understand the decision

And if not- there will be a trade this summer

 

[RHR37]

I'm not a Rask fan at all. I dont like this move.

That being said I'm holding my judgement as who knows what's going on in the personal side.

Will wait on further developments before I blow HF board up lol

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

The timing is obviously terrible for the team. We don’t know what is behind his decision, he has a newborn and two other young daughters,I hope everyone is healthy. That said, we may now have seen him in a Bruins uniform for the final time, the optics of this are so bad. I’ve been impressed with Jaro and hope he backstops them into the finals.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Something is off here. It may be time for the Bruins to move on from Rask. He isn’t committed to being there. Barring some family issue we aren’t aware of, this is a weak move on Tuukka’s part.

How can this team be expected to go to battle next season with Rask when he just bailed on them? Odd times