from Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com,

The Boston Bruins are approaching this season aware that it's "full steam ahead" with Tuukka Rask, according to coach Bruce Cassidy, after the goalie left the bubble for family reasons during the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season.

"I think everything that happened in the bubble has been addressed, dealt with," Cassidy said Wednesday. "We're moving on, getting ready to win next year. That includes our goaltender."

Rask left Toronto, the hub city for the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers and the first two rounds of the playoffs, on Aug. 15 and later told the Boston Herald that he made the decision because of a medical emergency with his daughter.

The Bruins turned to goalie Jaroslav Halak and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in the second round.

"I think Tuukka, he can speak for himself," Cassidy said. "But I think he just wants to get back in the net and play hockey and play well and give us a chance to win. Probably nobody more excited on our team to [be] getting back in there. I would assume that Tuukka would sort of say hey, I'm still the goalie I was last year and I'm ready to go. Family's good, I'm good. Everyone's in a good place. Let's play hockey."

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