BOSTON – It wasn’t that Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was exasperated by the many questions about his goaltender; it’s just that there was only one way to describe Tuukka Rask: “The best player on the ice,” he said.
After McAvoy was asked about Rask’s 12 saves when the St. Louis Blues were on the power play during Boston’s 5-1 win in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, McAvoy repeated that he was “the best player on the ice.”
“He’s our best player,” McAvoy said again. “He has been all playoffs and all regular season.”
To McAvoy’s point, there’s a case to be made that Rask hasn’t just been the Bruins’ best player but the best player on the ice for either team this postseason with his .