Tuukka Rask Injury Update

5:42 AM EST, Sat January 29, 2022

Bruce Cassidy Reveals Plan For Tuukka Rask After Rough Few Starts For Bruins

Tuukka Rask hasn’t played as well as he probably hoped since returning to the Bruins after a lengthy rehab. The Boston Bruins goalie underwent offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip, something that bothered him much of last year. Rask looked stellar in his debut against the Philadelphia Flyers, making 25 stops […] The post Bruce Cassidy Reveals Plan For Tuukka Rask After Rough Few Starts For Bruins appeared first on NESN.com.

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Ex-NHL Goalie Offers Measured Take On Play Of Tuukka Rask, Bruins’ Situation In Net

It’s tough to get a great read on Tuukka Rask right now, which is to be expected. The expectation never was that Rask would be able to snap back into vintage form after not playing a game for seven months and having hip surgery. However, he’s had some rough moments since returning to game action […] The post Ex-NHL Goalie Offers Measured Take On Play Of Tuukka Rask, Bruins’ Situation In Net appeared first on NESN.com.

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Bruce Cassidy Calls Bruins’ Win ‘Step In Right Direction’ For Tuukka Rask

Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask is in the positive since his return from hip surgery. The veteran goalie played in his third game of the season in Boston’s 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon — with the team improving to 2-1 in games he’s started. But Saturday probably was important in keeping his […] The post Bruce Cassidy Calls Bruins’ Win ‘Step In Right Direction’ For Tuukka Rask appeared first on NESN.com.

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Looking at Tuukka Rask’s Possible Impact in Boston

Boston’s enigmatic, franchise-leading netminder is back in Beantown. Last week, the Boston Bruins signed free agent goaltender Tuukka Rask for the remainder of the season. Rask, who is the winningest goaltender in Bruins history, is coming off of offseason hip surgery to repair a torn labrum and joins a talented Bruins crease already manned by […] The post Looking at Tuukka Rask’s Possible Impact in Boston appeared first on Last Word On Hockey.

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Tuukka Rask’s Self-Assessment Of First Game Back Should Encourage Bruins

For someone who underwent major surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip and hasn’t started a game since June, Tuukka Rask looked pretty good for the Bruins. In fact, head coach Bruce Cassidy even said he looked like “old Tuukka” at times during Boston’s 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. […] The post Tuukka Rask’s Self-Assessment Of First Game Back Should Encourage Bruins appeared first on NESN.com.

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TD Garden Absolutely Loses It’s Mind For Tuukka Rask In First Start

BOSTON — Tuukka Rask is back with the Boston Bruins and TD Garden couldn’t have been happier about the netminder’s return Thursday night. The longtime Boston goaltender hasn’t hit the ice for the squad since Jun. 9 when the Bruins fell against the New York Islanders in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Rask underwent offseason surgery […] The post TD Garden Absolutely Loses It’s Mind For Tuukka Rask In First Start appeared first on NESN.com.

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Bruins Notes: TD Garden ‘Felt Like Home’ To Tuukka Rask In Big Return

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins officially have their starting goaltender back. After months of speculation as to whether Tuukka Rask would return to the Bruins after having offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip, or whether he even would play again, the Boston netminder finally returned to the ice Thursday in a […] The post Bruins Notes: TD Garden ‘Felt Like Home’ To Tuukka Rask In Big Return appeared first on NESN.com.

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Rask return, Pastrnak hat trick help Bruins beat Flyers 3-2

David Pastrnak scored a hat trick, Tuukka Rask made 24 saves in his return from hip surgery and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night.

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Bruins lines vs. Flyers: Tuukka Time!

Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Tyler Lewington will also make his Bruins’ debut tonight. The Boston Bruins face the Philadelphia Flyers and will see the return of Tuukka Rask tonight! The veteran goaltender underwent hip surgery last summer and hasn’t played since June 2021. Rask was slated for some minor-league conditioning last week, but that was nixed after COVID issues postponed the weekend’s game for the Providence Bruins. Rask signed a one-year, $1M deal earlier this week which expedited his first start back with the Bruins tonight. Tyler Lewington will...

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Tuukka Rask Reveals Motivation For Return To Bruins After Hip Surgery

It’s likely no one would have blamed Tuukka Rask if he called it a career after the 2020-21 NHL season. The goalie underwent offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip, something that had been bothering him all of last season. Plus, at age 34 and everything Rask had accomplished up to this […] The post Tuukka Rask Reveals Motivation For Return To Bruins After Hip Surgery appeared first on NESN.com.

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Bruins Signing Rask Does Not Address More Glaring Needs

On Tuesday, Tuukka Rask agreed to a free-agent contract to rejoin the Boston Bruins. It is a one-year deal for Rask, who is coming off of offseason hip surgery. While…

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NHL Odds: Reviewing Bruins’ Playoff Chances After Tuukka Rask Signing

The Boston Bruins on Tuesday officially announced the signing of Tuukka Rask. And while the return of the veteran netminder to the franchise he has played his entire NHL career with wasn’t exactly surprising, considering he worked out with the team despite being a free agent while recovering from hip surgery, it did cause a […] The post NHL Odds: Reviewing Bruins’ Playoff Chances After Tuukka Rask Signing appeared first on NESN.com.

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Is 2021-22 Season Farewell Tour For Tuukka Rask? Bruins Goalie Weighs In

Tuukka Rask only is focused on the here and now. The goalie signed a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday after he underwent offseason hip surgery and completed months of rehab. Rask, 34, once again will be an unrestricted free agent after this season. The Bruins’ veteran core isn’t getting any younger and […] The post Is 2021-22 Season Farewell Tour For Tuukka Rask? Bruins Goalie Weighs In appeared first on NESN.com.

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How Tuukka Rask Showed Commitment To Bruins With Rehab, Contract

Tuukka Rask officially rejoined the Boston Bruins, looking to finish what he started alongside veteran teammates on the team he’s played his entire career with. The goaltender stuck to his plan of getting offseason hip surgery and rehabbing himself back to this point, signing a team-friendly contract Tuesday. Rask’s one-year, $1 million deal is prorated […] The post How Tuukka Rask Showed Commitment To Bruins With Rehab, Contract appeared first on NESN.com.

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Rask agrees to 1-year deal to return to Bruins goal

The Boston Bruins have signed Tuukka Rask for the rest of the season, bringing back the winningest goalie in franchise history after he recovered from offseason hip surgery.

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Bruins Sending Jeremy Swayman To Providence As Tuukka Rask Returns

Jeremy Swayman will report to AHL Providence on Wednesday as Tuukka Rask makes his long-awaited return to Boston, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney confirmed. The Bruins on Tuesday officially signed Rask, who hasn’t played since last season after undergoing hip surgery during his free-agent summer. The longtime Bruins netminder, who had been working out with […] The post Bruins Sending Jeremy Swayman To Providence As Tuukka Rask Returns appeared first on NESN.com.

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Tuukka Rask Breaks Twitter Silence With Joke About New Bruins Contract

Tuukka Rask has a new contract with the Boston Bruins, but it seems he might have preferred to look it over and potentially file some addendums. Kidding, of course. The goalie is back with the Bruins on a contract through the rest of this season. He doesn’t often use Twitter, but he broke a years-long […] The post Tuukka Rask Breaks Twitter Silence With Joke About New Bruins Contract appeared first on NESN.com.

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Don Sweeney Shares Biggest Takeaway From Conversation With Jeremy Swayman

Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney shared Tuesday that, with the official signing of Tuukka Rask, goaltender Jeremy Swayman will head back to the Providence Bruins. Sweeney acknowledged the obvious disappointment from Swayman, who’s played 16 games this season with the free-agent Rask working his back from offseason surgery. Rask signed a one-year deal for […] The post Don Sweeney Shares Biggest Takeaway From Conversation With Jeremy Swayman appeared first on NESN.com.

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Why Tuukka Rask ‘Never Really Flirted’ With Retiring From Bruins

For all the uncertainty about Tuukka Rask entering this season, it looks like things are going as the veteran goalie hoped. Rask had surgery on his hip over the offseason, but he’s now ready to start working his was back to game action with the Boston Bruins. Just a few months ago, fans weren’t sure […] The post Why Tuukka Rask ‘Never Really Flirted’ With Retiring From Bruins appeared first on NESN.com.

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Bruins Keeping Plans For Net Fluid When Tuukka Rask Returns

It’s now not a matter of if, but when. Tuukka Rask on Thursday signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Providence Bruins, a formality in him beginning his rehab after hip surgery and returning to the Boston Bruins. The veteran goalkeeper has been practicing with the Bruins at Warrior Ice Arena and was anticipated […] The post Bruins Keeping Plans For Net Fluid When Tuukka Rask Returns appeared first on NESN.com.

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Tuukka Rask Update: Bruce Cassidy Sheds Light On Plan For Goalie

The Boston Bruins’ plan for Tuukka Rask is becoming increasingly clear. Rask remains a free agent after offseason hip surgery, but has continued progressing well in his rehab. The original timeline for him to return was sometime in January or February, and lately chatter around him possibly returning has been heating up — especially as […] The post Tuukka Rask Update: Bruce Cassidy Sheds Light On Plan For Goalie appeared first on NESN.com.

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Goalie Tuukka Rask Nearing Return To Hockey With Continued Practices

Tuukka Rask is nearing his return to the Boston Bruins. The netminder has been working his way back from off-season surgery and has been practicing with the Bruins over the last month. Rask’s return to practice has led to both Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark playing their best hockey of the season, helping Boston improve […] The post Goalie Tuukka Rask Nearing Return To Hockey With Continued Practices appeared first on NESN.com.

Ford Final Five Facts: Tuukka Rask Carries Bruins To 5th Straight Win

The Boston Bruins won their fifth straight game late on Saturday night vs. the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. NESN.com's Rachel Holt brings you the Ford F-150 Final Five Facts of the game. For more: http://nesn.com/?p=918812

Tuukka Rask after Bruins third straight win

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask takes full responsibility for the Blackhawks first goal but highlights the team effort in their 6-3 win over Chicago Tuesday night.

Tuukka Rask on Patrice Bergeron's 1,000th game as a Bruin

Bruins Goalie Tuukka Rask gets ready to take on the New York Islanders and talks about what it means for Center Patrice Bergeron to hit 1,000 games as an NHL Bruin.