Boston Bruins: Tuukka Rask made the right decison

Now that we know more details about Tuukka Rask’s decision to leave the bubble, it’s clear that the Boston Bruins goaltender made the right decision.

It’s not a fun day to be a Tuukka Rask hater. Boston Bruins got some more details about why he left the bubble.

At the end of the day, Rask is a human being. If he wants to leave the bubble that is perfectly fine. It’s hard to imagine being away from your family for multiple months.

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But then there was the news that Rask left the bubble to a family emergency. Once again the man is a human being not just a hockey player. We all can agree that we would likely do the same thing.

On Wednesday, Bruins fans got to finally know what was really going on. Let’s just say if you ripped Rask for leaving, you look insanely stupid right now.

"“He is concerned right now with not being a further distraction for his team, which is in the middle of the Stanley Cup Playoffs,” Hill said. “He would prefer not to be the story and be something those guys are asked about repeatedly as they try to win a Stanley Cup.“I can tell you that he got a phone call in the bubble from his wife, because there was a medical emergency with their daughter. Basically the kind of situation where I believe Tuukka Rask did what every parent would do and was obviously very concerned. It was suggested they seek medical help. Without revealing what that was, because I think I probably should leave that to him — he did tell me — as a father of two kids, I would be panicked and alarmed upon hearing that about a young kid.“Again, without necessarily revealing what he would not want me to reveal, he did speak to his daughter and his daughter did express something to him about where he was and what her situation was, which I think would lead any father, any parent, especially one who feels like that’s their most important job, parenting, to want to rush to be with their family at that time. Personally, I can’t imagine being away from your family, away from your young kids, hearing your daughter say what she said, and not being panicked."

First off this sucks for Rask. Everyone at Chowder and Champions hopes that his daughter is doing well.

But imagine hearing that your kid is having a medical emergency and your so-called “supporters” are calling you soft and saying that the Bruins should trade you. That is just awful.

Everyone would have done what Rask did. I don’t care if you are in the Stanley Cup Finals. If you hear that your kid is having a medical emergency you are going to leave.

As you could tell from his teammates comments, everyone seemed to stand behind Rask. They understood why he left and were just hoping that he and his family were doing well.

So at the end of the day, I’m glad Rask left the bubble. It’s likely that his head would be in a completely different place if he tried to continue to play. He would be doing a disservice to his teammates.

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Rask should focus on his family and making sure that his daughter is okay. Whenever the 2020-21 regular season begins, Bruins fans will welcome him back with open arms.

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