Tuukka Rask started playing like his younger self against the Blue Jackets. And now the Bruins are heading to the Eastern Conference Final in large part because of it. (reporterchris )
are heading back to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2013 is because Rask began playing like a younger version of himself. He was untouchable during a six-game series win over Columbus, stealing the show from counterpart Sergei Bobrovsky and conjuring some distant memories of Boston’s last run to the Stanley Cup Final.
“It’s better than sucking, I guess,” Rask deadpanned. “You play enough in this league … and you tend to learn a thing, that’s not all about you. You don’t have to do anything spectacular, it’s a team sport and you play for each other.The next stop on their journey will take them through Carolina in a series the Bruins are favoured to win. Some Vegas oddsmakers have pegged them as Cup favourites, too.
The game was only 1-0 at that point and Columbus lobbied hard for a major penalty with Anderson down in pain. But that’s not an option for a penalty assessed under Rule 48. It was the defining moment of Game 6. “I mean I put my shoulder into it,” said McAvoy. “When I hit I do my very best to keep my elbow tucked so I don’t get it out there. I hit with my shoulder. I try to hit with as much power as possible. He’s a bigger guy.”
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