Yup. My thoughts exactly. Love him, but wondering if he's done here. Between his comments the other day and this, makes it tough for him I think.I've been as staunch a Tuukka defender as any.
But man if this doesn't make defending him a little bit harder.
After 2 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs - and on the Presidents Cup winning team... you just quit? He couldn't have decided this before they went into the bubble?
Exactly. Anyone that shits on him here or elsewhere can fuck off imo.A lot of people are going to shit on him for this, but I think that's completely unwarranted.
Who is criticizing the guy? The comments here have been either supportive, understanding or both. I haven't seen one negative comment. Do you mean the future callers to WEEI or the Sports Hub like Sully from Southie? Well screw him or them. The talk show callers are the LCD of earth bound people.It’s astounding to me in the year 2020 that the mental fortitude of a guy - isolated away from his wife and 3 young kids during a global pandemic - is seriously being called into question.
His comments the other night didn’t strike the right tone for a regular post-playoff game press conference, but its worth remembering this situation is anything but regular
Two posters already have and there was a reference that die hards are going to turn on him and maybe it be best they trade him.Who is criticizing the guy? The comments here have been either supportive, understanding or both. I haven't seen one negative comment. Do you mean the future callers to WEEI or the Sports Hub like Sully from Southie? Well screw him or them. The talk show callers are the LCD of earth bound people.
Mainly talking about the replies the B's tweet on Twitter, or this making it harder to defend Rask when (IMO) this isn't really a hockey issue. But yeah point taken, there isn't anyone here really throwing him under the bus for making a tough decision.Who is criticizing the guy? The comments here have been either supportive, understanding or both. I haven't seen one negative comment. Do you mean the future callers to WEEI or the Sports Hub like Sully from Southie? Well screw him or them. The talk show callers are the LCD of earth bound people.
A lot of the people you will see posting on Twitter wanted Rask gone after game 7. This will just be more fuel on the fire for them.I don’t think questioning the timing of it makes one a knuckle dragger. That said, the notion that he should be traded for this alone, or that the organization should be out to punish him in any way is stupid. It’s surprising that he waited until now, but he has to do what he thinks is best for him and family. We’re on to Halak.
CorrectWow. I can't fault the guy for this at all. His wife just had a baby in May, I think, so I'm sure that contributed. If he wasn't going to be able to focus on the games at hand then I think this is the best decision for him and the team. A lot of people are going to shit on him for this, but I think that's completely unwarranted. To me this seems like he tried his best to be there for his teammates, but in the end his family had to come first, and I can absolutely respect that.
He can’t. If he opted out versus leaving the bubble he’s done.Wow, unexpected but not surprising. 2020 gonna 2020.
Maybe he'll pull a Nick Markakis at some point.
Agreed, but as my mother used to say ... You can't fix stupidIt’s astounding to me in the year 2020 that the mental fortitude of a guy - isolated away from his wife and 3 young kids during a global pandemic - is seriously being called into question.
I am fine with Tuukka opting out and I want him back at the start of next season. I don’t want him to pull a Markakis if the team advances. Give the job to Halak and run with it.Maybe he'll pull a Nick Markakis at some point.
Great post. The Jim Murray hot take foolishness and the like fills me with the urge to defecateFaulting him for the timing is no different than faulting him any other way. It's a lazy way to "blame" him, that the blamer thinks is clever. It isn't. He's got 4 kids, one born in may.
He didn't know he was going to feel this way until he did.
The prisoner who now stands before you
Was caught red-handed showing feelings
Showing feelings of an almost human nature
This will not do