The Bruins will go into next season with Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman as their top two goaltenders, but there's still Tuukka Rask, who recently had hip surgery that will keep him out into next season.
Head coach Bruce Cassidy joined Gresh & Keefe as part of the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon Tuesday and discussed how things might go when it comes to a potential return for the free agent.
"That'll be Donny's [Don Sweeney] job," Cassidy said. "Our GM will keep in touch with his representatives to see when and how far along he is with his rehab, and then we'll make a decision. Obviously, we have to plan on Ullmark and Swayman being our guys. And then if Tuukka gets in the mix, that'll be great.
"It'll be a good problem to have, but right now we're going forward with those two guys. So there will be communication, I imagine, right up until probably I'd say probably when he's ready to play. Then, 'Let's see, where are we at with our goaltending? Where is he at with his desire to play?' And you join the two together and see where there's a fit."
At the end of last season, Rask said he only wants to play for the Bruins.
