Anton Khudobin is ready to be Tuukka's backup! (Credit: Flickr/ cerebusfangirl)
With Tim Thomas gone, and Tuukka Rask in negotiations to take over as Bruins starter, there is a back up goalie spot ready to be filled by Providence Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin. To some this guy may be a mystery, but he is no stranger to the Bruins.
April 5th of this past season, Khudobin got his first start for the black and gold against the Ottawa Senators. This game wasn’t a must win because the B’s had already clinched the #2 seed but Khudobin played like it was a playoff game stopping 44 of the 45 shots faced.
Khudobin is no stranger to the NHL either previously playing briefly for the Minnesota Wild. There, he played in 6 games over 2 seasons going 4-1-0 with a 1.40 GAA and .955 save percentage in six games.
If the Bruins had gone further in the playoffs this year, Khubdobin would have been Thomas’ back up as Rask was still recovering from his injury. But unfortunately that never happened.
Fortunately, it looks as though Khudobin will be stepping in as numero dos goalie for the B’s this season behind Rask and it looks like we’ll have a good pairing between the two.
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