“I don’t want to get into that right now,” Rask said.
“We’ll see,” the 34-year-old said of his future.
Up until Wednesday morning, when Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed Rask would start Game 6, there was a question whether Rask was healthy enough to play.
Boston could have opted to start backup Jeremy Swayman, a 22-year-old rookie who made 10 regular-season starts .
We gave him time to heal in the middle of the year and we would have given him time to heal from game to game in the playoffs if that was necessary.
“There were some rebounds that we could have as a whole cleared or controlled better.
“I should have made a few of those saves, kept it tighter.
The injury, he said, was on his mind, “nagging in the back of your head.” He couldn’t help thinking about it but tried to push those thoughts out and focus on the game.
He’s always been stepping up when needed and battling through things here and there.
Though there have been ups and downs, injuries and doubters, Rask has been there.
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