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#2 Now #1 Again
by Paul on 02/05/09 at 06:36 AM ET
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from Jessica Bliss of the Tennessean,
For at least a month prior to the NHL All-Star break, Predators goaltenders Dan Ellis and Pekka Rinne were engaged in a fight for the team’s No. 1 netminder position.
Now, as the team heads into the most important stretch of the season, Rinne — the previously named backup — has won out. The rookie has started all four games since the All-Star break, and Coach Barry Trotz said as long as Rinne is performing at a high level he would get the nod in the net.
Sound like a familiar storyline? It should.
This is the third time in the last four seasons that the Predators have looked to their No. 2 goalie to lead them in the push to the post-season.
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Agreed. He is our “goalie of the future”. They have been high on him for a while.
Posted by PredNeck from Hicktown on 02/05/09 at 12:00 PM ET
Isn’t there a goalie deemed to be the number one for the future every year in Nashville? Vokoun -> Mason -> Ellis -> Rinne?
Posted by drimo from Cincinnati, OH on 02/05/09 at 12:25 PM ET
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I could a few minutes of a Pred’s game on Center Ice…. I must say Rinne looks real sharp right now. I think the Pred’s may have a solid number one goalie for the future on their hands.
Posted by Performance Parts on 02/05/09 at 09:29 AM ET