Bruce Cassidy names his goalie for Game 2, but he may be on a short leash.

The Boston Bruins faltered in Game 1 of their first round series against the Washington Capitals and, although perhaps there shouldn't be quite yet, there is already talk about the possibility of the Bruins looking at another goaltender moving forward.

In spite of what a certain segment of the Bruins fan base may want to see, there will not be a change in Game 2 of the series head coach Bruce Cassidy has confirmed. Speaking to members of the media, Cassidy revealed that it would be veteran netminder Tuukka Rask that would once again be getting the start for Game 2, this in spite of the fact that many have hoping to see rookie goaltender Jeremy Swayman get a shot after his strong performances in the regular season.

Interestingly enough however, Bruins insider Joe Haggerty has indicated that he believes Tuukka Rask's leash in this series may be a short one. In fact Haggerty went so far as to suggest that "Rask's leash is also shorter than its ever been before."

Swayman had a very small sample size during the regular season, only appearing in a total of 10 games for the Bruins, but his 1.50 goals against average and a .945 save percentage over that stretch of play were nothing short of outstanding.

Meanwhile Rask's numbers were considerably less impressive with a 2.28 goals against average and a .913 save percentage, albeit over a larger sample size of 24 games. Those numbers took another dip in his first playoff game of the season when he recorded a 2.78 goals against average and a .906 save percentage in Game 1 against the Capitals.

I suspect that Haggerty is correct here. If Rask has a shaky performance or lets in a particularly bad goal at any point in this series I do believe there is a good chance that Cassidy will turn to Swayman at some point. Even if Cassidy would prefer to continue to rely on Rask moving forward, there's no doubt that a vocal segment of the Bruins fan base wants to see Swayman get his opportunity in the playoffs and the public pressure could play some small factor in the head coaches decision making moving forward, especially considering that Rask's future beyond this season is uncertain and Swayman appears to be the goalie of the future.