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BOSTON -- Maybe if goaltender Tuukka Rask wasn’t forced to play a career-high 70 games last season, the Bruins could have reached the Stanley Cup playoffs for an eighth consecutive time.

Despite the heavy load, Rask still performed at a high level, posting a 34-21-13 record along with a 2.