Tuukka Rask Confident in Ability to Heal in Time For Stanley Cup Qualifiers

Tuukka Rask in 2016. Image via Lisa Gansky/Wikipedia

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask revealed on Tuesday that he has been recovering from a fractured finger over the past few weeks.

Rask announced this news in a statement on Tuesday, stating, “I was doing box jumps. I slammed my finger at the edge of the box, bent the ligament. It kind of fractured the finger. It’s a small fracture. It’s nothing major. But like you can probably imagine, not going to feel great to catch pucks with that.”

While he has been forced to wear a splint on the ring finger of his left hand as part of the recovery process, Rask remains optimistic that he will once again manage to wear his normal glove next week.

“It’s getting better, so I’m not worried about it,” Rask confirmed. “It’ll be all set once we start playing.” Regardless of of his fitness, Bruins Coach Bruce Cassidy nevertheless emphasized the importance of giving gametime to backup goalie Jaroslav Halak as well.

“We have to get him ready as well as Tuukka”, Cassidy explained. “I don’t know how it will play out exactly, but he’ll get in there. We need him ready for playoffs as well. Both of them. I think Tuukka understands that part of it.”

The Bruins are scheduled to spring back into action against the Philadelphia Flyers on August 2.