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Has Marty Turco played in his last NHL game?

Marty Turco

UNIONDALE, NY - MARCH 31: Marty Turco #1 of the Boston Bruins tends net in warmups prior to the game against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on March 31, 2012 in Uniondale, New York. The Bruins defeated the Islanders 6-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

As expected, the Boston Bruins have called up goaltender Anton Khudobin from the AHL, which means Marty Turco might have played in his last NHL contest.

The Bruins signed Turco to fill the void left by Tuukka Rask, who is recovering from a groin injury. The problem is that Turco isn’t eligible to participate in the playoffs, so he could never be more than a short-term fix. Khudobin might start in Tuesday’s game and then Tim Thomas will probably play on Thursday and Saturday as the Bruins get ready for the postseason.

That means that Turco has probably played between the pipes with the Boston Bruins for the last time this season. He might try to extend his NHL career further, but he’ll turn 37 on Aug. 13 and his tenure with Boston produced mixed results. On the plus side, Turco was in net for Boston’s 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday, so if this is the end of his NHL career, then he’ll be going out a winner.