Any of these could be true, or none of them. But even if one of them is true, absolutely none of them, in my view, justify him abandoning his obligations to your teammates and the Bruins.
Yes, sometimes when people have to work, their family misses them. It can be a struggle when dad's away. I would suggest that if his wife is having trouble dealing with three kids on her own, and can't get other family to help, that Rask's $7 million dollars a year might help alleviate some of that burden through child care services that he can afford that many other people who have jobs and miss their families and have to struggle with these things cannot afford.
The point is, these are not unique difficulties. They're faced by many people. They're probably being faced by a lot of players in the bubble. They're certainly being faced by ordinary people who don't have millions of dollars. All of those people still do their jobs and don't walk out on their responsibilities, particularly not at a crucial time.
Well, lucky you if this is how your job works. For most people, this means you're fired. And rightly so.
I can tell you that he got a phone call in the bubble from his wife, because there was a medical emergency with their daughter. Basically the kind of situation where I believe Tuukka Rask did what every parent would do and was obviously very concerned. It was suggested they seek medical help. Without revealing what that was, because I think I probably should leave that to him -- he did tell me -- as a father of two kids, I would be panicked and alarmed upon hearing that about a young kid.
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I missed most of this completely ridiculous conversation, but hopefully this serves as a reminder to people who think players owe them something and think they have a right, as a fan, to judge a player based on personal situations they know nothing about.
At the end of the day it's just a job (and a very non-essential one at that). If someone, anyone, needs to leave their job to be with their family, that's something we should respect. People are conditioned to be such slaves to their jobs that they seem to forget the important things in their life.
That's not to say Rask won't face some sort of consequence for this. Maybe he's played his last game as a Bruin, that's ok. I'm quite sure he made this decision knowing the potential consequences and prioritized what was right for him and his family. For that he deserves nothing but respect.
Player who sign with a team get demoted, traded, and benched all the time. He doesn't owe the Bruins anything more than they owe him. Being an NHL player is a short career for most, but your family is with you forever.
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