Mr. K Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Nothing to see here. Sucks he started to play and stopped but outside of that you can't hate him during this time. Unless its because he plays for the Bruins. 1
HOUSE Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Tuukka Rask can do nothing to help the Bills. So I see no need to boo the guy 4
Malazan Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 I mean, Jamal Adams got 2 1st round picks and a serviceable safety in return despite not wanting to play for his team. If he can cover and occasionally get to the passer, I'd trade him in a heartbeat.
SinceThe70s Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 To me it comes down to whether you believe he opted out due to Covid concerns or not. Bruins said they weren't blind-sided and were aware of concerns before the announcement. If I gave an eff about the Bruins that would be good enough for me.
BillsfaninChicago Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 3 hours ago, MJS said: Marrone didn't have a pandemic to deal with Touché
TheBrownBear Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Can't hate on the guy. We have no clue what's going on with his personal life. For all we know, his wife could be unstable with post partum or something.
JoPoy88 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 I have no problem with him opting out - I see problems with his timing of doing it especially when he was on camera complaining Thursday night. Boston fans are ruthless and the narrative is already forming that he’s just soft. The fact that they won with Halak today isn’t helping his cause either.
Charles Romes Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 If COVID has a long term effect of reducing your long capacity 10% that’s not enough to make a difference in the lives of most of us. But if you are an elite pro athlete it could certainly end your career earlier than it should have.
bigK14094 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 As a long time reader of this Bills blog, I didn't know who this guy was until I read some.......its hockey folks....use the other board.
Nester Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, bigK14094 said: As a long time reader of this Bills blog, I didn't know who this guy was until I read some.......its hockey folks....use the other board. the poll and thread are about if Bills players did something similar. It fits, cool your breasts.
Dopey Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 14 hours ago, MJS said: Marrone didn't have a pandemic to deal with But he got $4 million in free money just to leave. Not a bad exit gift.
Georgia Bill Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Imagine if Josh Allen said sorry, i just can't do this, and said he wasn't going to play in the playoffs just before they started, and after the Bills had secured the AFC East and had the best regular season record in the NFL. Sure you could respect his decision, but that doesn't mean there wouldn't be a huge dust up about it.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 I think fans would boo at first then forgive him after they see how much better of a goalie tre’d is.
JMF2006 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 23 hours ago, Special K said: I completely respect the idea of any player opting out of the season before it starts, but this guy basically quits on his team in the middle of the playoffs. I just can't see how his teammates or Bruins fans will ever forgive this guy for this. If you listen to the interview Rask gave after the last game, he basically said he wasn't taking it seriously and it wasn't really a playoff atmosphere and he didn't really care. A sentiment his teammates promptly shot down. I'm sure the team asked him to leave after his comments but allowed him to try to save face by letting him "opt out to be with his family". What do you guys think, and how would you react if a Bills player did this? Did you see him duck on the game winner in game 2 ? That guy is so overrated. After that goal the team is probably happy to have Halak in there(even after his huge gaff yesterday) 2 hours ago, bigK14094 said: As a long time reader of this Bills blog, I didn't know who this guy was until I read some.......its hockey folks....use the other board. But our starting LCB runs a goalie school This is relevant 15 hours ago, HOUSE said: Tuukka Rask can do nothing to help the Bills. So I see no need to boo the guy The Bills already have a better goalie on the roster
JMF2006 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 BTW when 27 wanted to opt out I just figured its his right to do that. When he opted back in I was really happy though.
C.Biscuit97 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Unless it’s something major, I would l look to move on from home ASAP. He quit on the team in the playoffs. That’s complete BS. I would never have his back as teammate again (again if it is something serious, I completely take it back). side note, I won my biggest hockey bet ever betting the Bruins would be fired up and win yesterday. ? Just now, JMF2006 said: BTW when 27 wanted to opt out I just figured its his right to do that. When he opted back in I was really happy though. Much different story opting out before the season than in the middle of a playoff series. 1
Special K Posted August 16, 2020 Author Posted August 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Much different story opting out before the season than in the middle of a playoff series. Like I said in my original post, I respect a players right to opt out before the season starts, but this guy quit on his team in the middle of the playoffs, and I can't see his teammates forgiving him or welcoming him back with open arms whatever the reason for the opt out. Imagine if the Bills were in the AFC championship game, and all of a sudden Josh Allen, Tre White, or Stephon Diggs up and decided they didn't want to play anymore because it didn't feel like a real "playoff atmosphere"......I can only imagine how this board would explode if that happened.
BarleyNY Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 22 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: Wasn't that the first reason he gave for opting out? According to the article he made that comment in response to a question by a reporter the day before. Seemed like he was just being honest. I definitely can see how it could’ve had an additional impact on his decision though. Seems like he felt that he should have been home with his family and newborn, but that he was shirking that responsibility for playing in front of no one except cameras.
Mr. WEO Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, BarleyNY said: According to the article he made that comment in response to a question by a reporter the day before. Seemed like he was just being honest. I definitely can see how it could’ve had an additional impact on his decision though. Seems like he felt that he should have been home with his family and newborn, but that he was shirking that responsibility for playing in front of no one except cameras. If the lack of adoring fans present in the arena played a part in his decision then he's a tool. He knew the situation he would be playing in. He knew the head count in his home. He should have opted out before the restart. Getting into it and then, looking at the empty stands and claiming he's suddenly worried about his kids seems pretty lame.
BarleyNY Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: If the lack of adoring fans present in the arena played a part in his decision then he's a tool. He knew the situation he would be playing in. He knew the head count in his home. He should have opted out before the restart. Getting into it and then, looking at the empty stands and claiming he's suddenly worried about his kids seems pretty lame. Or maybe he was torn between his obligations to his teammates/job and his responsibility to his family. That seems a whole lot more likely than anything else, especially since his family is the reason he gave and the empty stadiums angle is just speculation.
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