Tim Thomas who?
Through the first four games of the lockout-shortened NHL season, the Boston Bruins scored seven of eight possible points, once again on the strength of top-tier goaltending. However, unlike the past two seasons, Thomas hasn't been the Bruins' number one goaltender—it's Tuukka Rask between the pipes on most nights.
Yes, Boston fans know Rask well. He's currently in his fourth season with the team, having played in over 100 regular season games in his career and 13 playoff contests in the season before the Bruins Stanley Cup win.
But this is Rask's first season as the undisputed number one goaltender from start to finish. He wrestled the role away from an ailing Thomas in 2009-10, only to fall back to backup status early in 2010-11 and remain there last year. The Bruins encouraged him to patiently wait to regain the role, and after Thomas' public media disintegration and sabbatical this year, Rask aims to keep it for good.
His goals-against average of 1.96 ranked sixth among goalies with four or more starts heading into Monday night's games, while his .925 save percentage ranked 10th in the same group. His play ha ...
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