Bruce Cassidy Defends Tuukka Rask's Game 7 Performance.
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MarcOJune 13, 2019 (3:22 PM)
There's no parade in Boston for the Bruins after they were beaten by the St. Louis Blues in last night's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.�
Fingers are pointed everywhere the morning after, and while some are pointed at Brad Marchand, others are pointed at Tuukka Rask who gave up four goals on 20 shots.�
When it comes to criticism of Rask, head coach Bruce Cassidy isn't having it.�
"There really shouldn't be,"�Cassidy told the Boston Globe. "We're a team. We scored a goal with two minutes left, he could have stood on his head and given up one, so .�.�. they outplayed us at certain moments of the game at all positions. He was excellent. He was our best player. I don't think anybody's leaving the building tonight, unfortunately, in our locker room, saying they put their best foot forward. That's the whole group."
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The Blues were outshot 12-4 during the first 20 minutes and while it looks to be in favour of the Bruins on paper, one the ice it worked out for the Blues.�
"It was a nightmare for me, obviously," said Rask. "I barely didn't make a save in the first. We tried to create, and we had good chances. [Binnington] made the saves when they needed them. That's what you want to do when you're on the road."
Rask finishes the 2018-19 playoffs with a 15-9 record along with a 2.02 goals against average and .934 save percentage.�
