Apr 10, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; North Dakota Sioux goaltender Zane Gothberg (31) makes a save against the Minnesota Gophers during the first period in the semifinals of the Frozen Four college ice hockey tournament at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
14. Backup Goaltender
We still don’t know who is going to be the backup to Tuukka Rask this season. My guess is that Zane McIntyre from the University of North Dakota will make the leap. The three candidates, Malcolm Subban, Jeremy Smith and Zane McIntyre have very little experience, and Subban is the only one with an NHL game in his records. Though McIntyre lacks NHL experience he worked closely with Bruins coach Bob Essena during the offseason. Malcolm Subban and Jeremy Smith may have been with the team longer, since McIntyre was playing at UND, but McIntyre has the ‘veteran’ experience having attended a total of six Bruins development camps. He comes in as the favorite, and it seems that unless the team signs a free agent veteran, it is McIntyre’s job to lose. If the backup goaltender can play just a bit better than Niklas Svedberg did last season, the Bruins should be in good shape.