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Boston Bruins: 3 takeaways from brutal Opening Night loss

By Sam Minton

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: Nic Dowd #26 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against the Boston Bruins during second period at Capital One Arena on October 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: Nic Dowd #26 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against the Boston Bruins during second period at Capital One Arena on October 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 03: Goalie Tuukka Rask #40 (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

1. Rask was rough

There is no other way to put it, Tuukka Rask was terrible on Wednesday night. Without a doubt it was Rask’s worst game as a pro. When you give up 2 goals in the first two minutes of the game it isn’t a good sign.

Now Rask did bounce back. He performed much better in the 2nd half of the first period. He made some great saves and seemed to have everything under control. Then Rask allowed 3 more goals including a truly terrible effort on the Capitals 5th goal.

Rask seemed out of it on Wednesday night. He let up some easy goals that I think my local high school’s goalie could have stopped. The Bruins need a much better effort from Tuukka.

Jaroslav Halak came in halfway through the 2nd period and did a great job in relief. The veteran goaltender stopped the bleeding and made some amazing saves. I expect Halak to get the start on Thursday and let Rask recover from the beating he took.

The plan before the game was to have Halak play and even though Rask will be well rested, I want to see what Halak can do with a full 60 minutes.

If Tuukka Rask continues to struggle like he did on Wednesday night there is no way the Bruins will even make it to the playoffs.

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