Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Really think Portland should just go ahead and re-name the city New Detroit because that's the fate the public officials have deemed for the city anyway... I support Tuukka Rask's decision to opt out of the NHL playoffs. He has a newborn child and who knows what's happening in his family life. He decided he needed to be at home now and his teammates support his decision. Now the Bruins will have to place their trust in back-up goalie Jaroslav Halak... Matt Taibbi and the 2020 DNC drinking game. Not sure my liver could survive this (and besides I have no plans to watch)... Scariest thing to me about Elon Musk's proposed Neuralink which at some point is supposed to enable non-verbal communication is Larry Miller's admonition, "If women knew what we were really thinking - they would never stop slapping us"... It will be interesting to watch the Bruins off-season to see if they do try to trade Tuukka Rask. His contract has one more year at $6.5 million left on it... Yesterday would have been Charles Bukowski's 100th birthday. One of my life-goals is to out live him (he died at 75-years old). Here's an explanation of the epitaph "Don't Try" on his gravestone. Interesting guy...
I agree about Tuukka Rask's decision to leave in the face of a family emergency. I get very annoyed at commentators like WEEI's Rich Keefe who seems to think that Rask owes it to him, personally, to stay with the team regardless of his home situation -- how dare he interfere with Keefe's enjoyment of the playoffs! I'm sure that Keefe, who also has a young child, would stay on the air to keep his listeners entertained regardless of any emergency his own family might suffer.
ReplyDeleteMany forget that Tuukka had to take time off a while ago for unspecified reasons. He left with the team's permission and was welcomed back 100% with open arms. We have no idea what he might be dealing with at home. The best course is to wish him and his family the best.
ReplyDeleteAnd get behind Halak for the rest of the playoffs. Would not be surprised if Tuukka opts to retire when things quiet down.