The circumstances are almost clamoring for the Boston Bruins to give Tuukka Rask a breather the likes of which he has yet to enjoy this season.
Tuesday night’s tilt with the Vancouver Canucks was his 42nd appearance in the Bruins crease out of 55 potential games played. He will most likely increase that total to 43 out of 56 when his team ventures to St. Louis on Thursday.
Afterwards, the balance of the 2013-14 itinerary boils down to the following: Saturday’s home matinee versus Ottawa, an Olympic break that will hardly constitute a break for Rask and then a sprinting marathon to the playoffs.
On top of representing Finland in the Olympics, Rask will naturally see at least his fair share of action, if not more than that, as the stakes start jutting out in visibility. He will be the go-to goalie not just in the playoffs, but in any and all virtual playoff bouts beforehand.
Sooner or later, in light of that notion, it would be wise on Boston’s part to give Rask a healthy scratch. Every little bit of preservation will help in the effort to ensure a dependable machine for the playoffs.
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