";s:4:"text";s:3950:" 37 overall to Boston.Posts about preps in the Pikes Peak regionRistau was assigned to the Air Force Academy in 1979. If he's not ready to play after the long layoff and the Bruins exit the postseason quickly, it will be even worse for all parties involved.“That’s something we need to try for and that’s our goal. 51.5k Followers, 448 Following, 157 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Brandon Carlo (@1996_carlo) But we still hope and feel like he can produce.”If Rask once again falls short this postseason, fair or not, it will cement a legacy that he was never able to carry the Bruins over the Cup threshold as Tim Thomas did almost 10 years ago when he pitched shutouts in Game 7 of both the Eastern Conference Final and then again in the Stanley Cup Final against the Vancouver Canucks. But as Sweeney alluded to, he may just be scratching the surface of his offensive potential while working on his offensive assertiveness and utilizing his speed to create more for himself and his teammates.Otherwise, Joakim Nordstrom remains out with a condition caused by an allergy issue and Connor Clifton skated with a no-contact jersey for the first time while earmarked for a mid-February return to the lineup. The reduced workload led directly to playing at a Vezina Trophy level all season and allowed Rask to carry the Bruins with a .934 save percentage during last spring’s run to the Stanley Cup Final.The 23-year-old Carlo has four goals and 17 points in 55 games with a plus-17 rating while averaging 20:37 of ice time in a pivotal shutdown role for the Bruins, and this will be the first game that he’s missed this season. Every team has had to do a lot of internal discussions to understand that these are new times in terms of what the projections are not just for next year, but for the next couple of years. High 81F.