‘He was our best player.’ Tuukka Rask saved the Bruins in Game 7 - The Boston Globe
This being Boston, you might get a few volunteers. This being Rask, you might get more than a few. Of all the love-hate relationships the city’s athletes have with their fans, Rask’s might be the loviest-hatiest of them all, fueling sports radio conversations that turn venomous at the mere mention of him, but then have a night like this, when even the most ardent critics have to concede excellence when they see it.
“I hope he’s converted a few,” Cassidy said as he continues coaching his third playoff run with Rask. “I think in sports you have that [love-hate relationship] a lot. I’m a sports fan in other sports and I have it with certain players on teams I root for. For me, the time I’ve known him, he’s been a very competitive man, excellent goaltender, and we saw it tonight. Hopefully it can start, continue to build on his playoff legacy. It’s a big Game 7 win and like I said, I believe he was our best player.
“He made the stops he needed to, and more. I hope fans recognize what he did tonight. I think you have to as a fan acknowledge when a player plays well. I know in this town when you don’t you hear about it, and that’s fine, too. But tonight he played well and hopefully the people get behind him and acknowledge that.”