For the first time since 2012, Tuukka Rask won’t be the starting goaltender for the Boston Bruins. With the Finnish netminder healing from hip surgery and his future in the league up in the air, GM Don Sweeney went out and signed free agent Linus Ullmark this summer to a four-year deal.
Now, Ullmark got paid like the starting goaltender with a $5 million AAV. He will be the starting goaltender opening night, barring any injury during camp. But how secure is his job, considering how Jeremy Swayman looked to end the season?