There was a new but very familiar face at Bruins practice on Monday.
Tuukka Rask, who is technically a free agent after 14 years with the Bruins, stayed on the ice after a personal workout to participate in the team’s actual practice for the first time since last season.
This doesn’t mean that Rask, 34, is officially back in the fold for Boston. With fellow goaltender Linus Ullmark out with a non-COVID illness, Rask joined the practice as the team’s emergency backup goaltender (EBUG), as Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic noted.
Rask said in an August interview that he wanted to still play, and wanted to remain in Boston.