Tim Thomas Out With Broken Hand
November 26, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Boston Bruins, Goalies, Injuries, NHL, News
No team wants to lose a player but when it’s the goalie, especially a goaltender like Tim Thomas, it really sucks. I’m sure the Boston Bruins were not thrilled to learn that he had suffered a broken hand but they are hoping that it’s not too serious. I don’t know, though. It’s kind of a big deal for a goalie to have hand issues, isn’t it?
image: TSN
“It’s one of those injuries that we have to allow him to get better,” coach Claude Julien said. “Yet it could be something that could be cured on a day-to-day basis.”
Fortunately, they’ve got promising rookie, Tuukka Rask, to defend the team between the pipes just in case Thomas is out for a bit. Rask started for the fifth straight game against the Minnesota Wild last night. He stopped 28 shots in the 2-1 victory and I’m sure it’s no coincidence that the Bruins have won four in a row. I gotta say that Boston is pretty lucky to have two good goalies to choose from which should take some pressure off of the team if Thomas is sidelined.
Tim Thomas is a terrible, streaky, hack of a goalie. He’s over-rated and over paid. Keep playing Rask, he’s younger but twice the goalie.