WEEI Tuukka Rask reveals to Greg Hill why he left Bruins

[Smitty93]

From NHL:

Can a player leave the secure zone and return?
A player can leave if he receives permission for medical reasons or there are extenuating circumstances such as the birth of a child, illness or death in their family, or a family event, such as a wedding. When the player returns, he will be required to quarantine in his hotel room until he has received at least four consecutive negative test results over a four-day period.
Key questions, answers on protocols in Phases 3, 4 of Return to Play Plan

Found KPD article:

Could Tuukka Rask return to the Bruins and the NHL bubble? - The Boston Globe

According to the agreement, Rask can return to Toronto at any time, but is subject to a litany of consequences including nasal-swab testing, a 14-day quarantine, refusal of access, and in the strictest case (i.e. a potential positive COVID-19 test or violation of the agreement), a dismissal.


“[There is] no real need to expand on the league’s explanation, as return to play for any player is possible as each case is reviewed by the league,” Sweeney told the Globe via email. “Return-to-play quarantine timelines are dependent on means of travel, testing, and diligent preventative measures. All [are] subject to review by [the] NHL medical director.”

So my take away is that once Canada's rules are satisfied just to re-enter the country then the NHL protocol will be followed.

My guess is must be a couple of weeks from go to on the ice best case????

I guess the question then is why did Eller only have to quarantine for 4 days? Was it because he got prior approval, so they knew he was returning, and did X, Y, Z while he was outside the bubble? Clearly the Canadian guidelines weren't satisfied in that case. Don't think this is as black and white as KPD suggests.

 

[talkinaway]

I guess the question then is why did Eller only have to quarantine for 4 days? Was it because he got prior approval, so they knew he was returning, and did X, Y, Z while he was outside the bubble? Clearly the Canadian guidelines weren't satisfied in that case. Don't think this is as black and white as KPD suggests.

I found the tweet that I'd read earlier about Eller...



I think it depends on how you behave (or report to behave) once you get home. If you and your COVID-free family all stay home and literally do nothing during your stay out of the bubble and have no visitors - 4 days. If you have to go to high-risk areas (doctor, dentist, hair cut, kid's school), it's probably the 14 day quarantine.

That's why Lars Eller didn't go to the hospital to actually witness the birth of his son.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Tuukka Rask addresses decision to opt out, offseason trade rumors, future with Bruins

“… I got a phone call the night before that our daughter really wasn’t doing so well at that point, and they had to call an ambulance and everything. Obviously, at that point, my mind’s spinning, and I’m like, ‘I need to get out of here.’ So then the next morning I informed Cam [Neely] and we had a brief talk and then I just left.”

 

[Dr Hook]

Tuukka Rask addresses decision to opt out, offseason trade rumors, future with Bruins

No no no. He's lying. He is mentally weak and uncommitted. Even if this were true (and it can't be because we all know Tuuka is a psychological trainwreck) how dare he leave the team in the bubble. What a loser.

 

[DominicT]

Wait until his extension is announced.

I bet the ink won't even be dry before someone complains about it.

 

[stungun54]

i like tuuka but something is off about how he worded the situation. so he gets an emergency call but waits until the next morning to let neely know about it. no way
i wait until the next morning to tell by boss i have a family emergency. maybe he just worded it that way but doesnt seem like the way most people would handle a situation
that was so dire they had to call an ambulance.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Wait until his extension is announced.

I bet the ink won't even be dry before someone complains about it.

Tuukka could go 16-0 in the playoffs with 16 shut outs and the usual suspects would still find a reason to complain

 

[ON3M4N]

Wait until his extension is announced.

I bet the ink won't even be dry before someone complains about it.

 

[Smitty93]

Wait until his extension is announced.

I bet the ink won't even be dry before someone complains about it.

My first thought was I'll only be angry if they announce it before the expansion draft, so that they have to protect him, rather than taking advantage of the loophole. That made me think about how Vladar is the only goalie they have who meets the minimum exposure requirements. I guess they could theoretically just see if Booth would sign an early extension instead.

 

[aguineapig]

Tuukka owes nothing more than to do his utmost to stop the next shot he sees in an NHL game. The shots taken at him in print and on social media I hope he pays no heed to. He owes me nothing but to do his level best when he wears the Black and Gold. I say a prayer for his sweet child. And one for those who have not walked in his shoes.

 

[Gee Wally]

If my kid was brought anywhere in an ambulance there isnt a force on earth that could stop me from getting to them.

 

[CDJ]

Glad to see the level of disgust and contempt I felt for those questioning him get validated so strongly

 

[roflstomper]

You guys know he wanted out and didn't want to play BEFORE anything happened with his daughter right? The comments he made that had the team scratching their heads were made DAYS before.

 

[Seidenbergy]

You guys know he wanted out and didn't want to play BEFORE anything happened with his daughter right? The comments he made that had the team scratching their heads were made DAYS before.

No. He said the atmosphere sucked. He didn't say what you are claiming.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

No. He said the atmosphere sucked. He didn't say what you are claiming.

Not only that, his comments were made 36 hours before he opted out — hardly the DAYS that are suggested in the rewritten history.

Making sense of Tuukka Rask's bizarre postgame comments

 

[Aussie Bruin]

My first thought was I'll only be angry if they announce it before the expansion draft, so that they have to protect him, rather than taking advantage of the loophole. That made me think about how Vladar is the only goalie they have who meets the minimum exposure requirements. I guess they could theoretically just see if Booth would sign an early extension instead.

I think there's no need to protect Rask because Seattle would be absolutely mad to take him. I can't imagine Francis is going to think it's in any way a good idea to take a guy who is famously strong-willed and drag him and his family clear across the country to a place he doesn't want to be, and expect he's going to do a good job stopping pucks for my new team. We're safe there.

As long as Tuuk puts in a strong start to the season and shows his head's fully back in the game then the Bruins should absolutely re-sign him, as long as the term isn't crazy long. Then they should move Halak on after this year and have Rask mentor whichever youngster will hopefully eventually take over from him, whether that's an internal guy like Vladar or Swayman or they decide they need to bring in someone from outside.

 

[LouJersey]

Rask is a better man than I because I would tell people it's none of their effing business

He owes us nothing

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Rask is a better man than I because I would tell people it's none of their effing business

He owes us nothing

I agree, he owes us nothing, but he's got to play the media game. If he gives them absolutely nothing, or gets too defensive, it will merely encourage more speculation in the press and social media. He needed to do exactly what he's done - address the issue, give enough detail to reinforce the seriousness of the situation, and put it (mostly) to bed. Now he's talked about it, hopefully it's done and especially once the new season starts it will be ancient history. I'm not being naïve - I'm sure this one will never fully leave people's minds, especially with new contract talks coming up, but at least Rask has gotten on the front foot in making his decision and reasoning clear which should encourage at least most journos to move on.

 

[DangleCity]

Not only that, his comments were made 36 hours before he opted out — hardly the DAYS that are suggested in the rewritten history.

Making sense of Tuukka Rask's bizarre postgame comments

The entire squence was extremely bizzare. Starting with his comments and ending with him not attempting to return to the bubble and being caught on the golf course.

 

[ON3M4N]

The entire squence was extremely bizzare. Starting with his comments and ending with him not attempting to return to the bubble and being caught on the golf course.

Except he wasn't seen at the golf course

 

[DangleCity]

Except he wasn't seen at the golf course

According to him. He may not have actually golfed but his name was on a tee sheet at a local country club. Maybe he thought better of going because of the optics. Either way his daughter was reportedly fine a day or two later, as confirmed by him and the Bruins, so it's concerning he made no effort to return to the bubble, especially after his commenta about how he didnt like it in there. Plenty of other athletes left for situations and returned.

 

[CDJ]

Why are you the way you are

 

[arider1990]

According to him. He may not have actually golfed but his name was on a tee sheet at a local country club. Maybe he thought better of going because of the optics. Either way his daughter was reportedly fine a day or two later, as confirmed by him and the Bruins, so it's concerning he made no effort to return to the bubble, especially after his commenta about how he didnt like it in there. Plenty of other athletes left for situations and returned.

I'm pretty sure that was made up. And then the question is why should he have gone back when things could have gone wrong again?

 

[arider1990]

Why are you the way you are

He hated on Rask when he left, when the original story came out, and now when more stuff came out.

 

[DangleCity]

I'm pretty sure that was made up. And then the question is why should he have gone back when things could have gone wrong again?

He shouldn't be playing hockey then if his daughter has that sort of issues going on.

I mean why is he playing this season by that logic? Something could go wrong with his daughter