BUFFALO, NY - APRIL 23: Matt Hunwick #48 and Tuuka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins defend against Tyler Ennis #63 of the Buffalo Sabres in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HSBC Arena on April 23, 2010 in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won 4-1. Boston leads the series 3-2. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
Tuuka Rask re-signed with the Boston Bruins for one year, $3.5 million on Thursday. Rask is expected to start in net for 2012-13 season.
Tuuka Rask has re-signed with the Boston Bruins for one year, $3.5 million according to reports. He would have become a restricted free agent on July 1. Rask is expected to be the team's starting goaltender for the 2012-13 season after Tim Thomas announced he would be taking a year off from hockey.
Though Thomas has meant a lot to the Bruins recently, the team should be in fair shape with Rask in net. Rask held the starting job over Thomas during 2009-10 season, before Thomas took it back in 2010-11 to help lead the Bruins to a Stanley Cup. Still, Rask has a career 2.20 goals-against average and posted 2.05 in 23 games last season with a .929 save percentage.
The Bruins still have to tidy up the messy Thomas situation. For now, though, they should feel somewhat more secure about the team going into next season.
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