Tag Archive | "Tuukka Rask"

Never Discount the Vezina

Saturday, March 6, 2010

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Never Discount the Vezina

Tim Thomas just won his second straight start since counterpart Tuukka Rask went down with a knee injury in a spirited effort over a hungry New York Islanders team.  The Olympian turned away a lofty 37 shots, including a full five minute penalty kill, en route to a 3-2 victory. Why is this fantasy relevant? First, a [...]

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Tuukka Rask: Finally Getting the Starts

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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Tuukka Rask: Finally Getting the Starts

Tuukka Rask grabbed the number one role in Boston and should run with it.  The 22-year-old goaltender recently took over the league lead in both GAA and SV% from Ryan Miller giving him a vote of confidence from coach Claude Julien.

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Ben’s Bruins Brief- December 7th

Monday, December 7, 2009

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Ben’s Bruins Brief- December 7th

Hello, hockey fans! Welcome back to another edition of Ben’s Bruins Brief. It was a roller-coaster week for the B’s, and we here at the Brief have every corner, angle and post covered for you (unfortunately, like Tim Thomas, we were unable to cover the puck this week. Ouch!). Let’s get started. Savvy’s New Deal, Same [...]

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Ben’s Bruins Brief- November 30th

Monday, November 30, 2009

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Ben’s Bruins Brief- November 30th

Hello Puckheads, and welcome to one of DailyFaceoff.com’s newest features, tentatively titled “Ben’s Bruins Brief” (catchy, isn’t it?). In this column you will find everything that you need to know about the Bruins and its players. Is Dennis Wideman’s slow start holding you back on the blue line? Are you frustrated with Tim Thomas’s unexplained [...]

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Boston Bruins 2009/10 Season Preview

Sunday, September 13, 2009

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BOSTON BRUINS 2008/09: 53-19-10, 116 pts (1st in Northeast, 1st in East) Arrived: Derek Morris (NYR), Steve Begin (DAL), Drew Fata, Dany Sabourin (EDM) Departed: PJ Axelsson (Sweden), Stephane Yelle (CAR), Shane Hnidy (MIN), Aaron Ward (CAR), Steve Montador (BUF ), Peter Schaefer (Buyout), Manny Fernandez (UFA) The 2008/09 Boston Bruins gave up the least number of goals per [...]

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