When Tuukka Rask removed himself from Saturday’s game against the Rangers, the hearts of Bruins fans everywhere where caught in their throats as they were left to wonder what happened to the franchise netminder.

After giving a simple update during the game that Rask was “unlikely” to return to the action, B’s head coach Claude Julien told reporters postgame that Rask dealt with a bout of dehydration. Turns out, it was a bit more complicated than needing some extra fluids.

Following the win over the Hurricanes Sunday, Rask told reporters that it was actually a migraine that forced him to leave the game and get some assistance. Rask also revealed that he often gets migraines, but the one that attacked him on Saturday was one of the worst he’s ever had:

I just started seeing dots. I went out there. Then I saw two No. 37s taking the faceoff. So I was like, ‘I better get out of here.’ When you can’t really see, it’s tough for a goalie to stay out there.

Rask was kept out of the game as a precaution Saturday, but he had no problems rebounding after the fact, as he turned aside 30 shots to backstop his team to a crucial overtime victory over Carolina.

Hopefully the B's can get Rask some more Advil pregame to take care of the migraines from here on out!



