Shortly after Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask shocked the hockey world by announcing he was leaving the NHL bubble and the playoffs to be with his family, GM Don Sweeney pointed out that the team was not taken by surprise by the decision and that there was not a specific matter to which Rask had to attend. Rask simply missed his family and that had been having an effect on his mental state.
And at this time of year, you can’t even have a fourth-liner, forget about a No. 1 goaltender, whose mind and heart are somewhere else.