Rinne playing way into full-time job
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Rinne playing way into full-time job
Monday, 12.08.2008 / 10:57 AM / The Hot List
By John Kreiser - NHL.com Columnist
Pekka Rinne hardly is a household name around the NHL. But if he keeps playing the way he has recently, he might be soon.
The 26-year-old Finn was almost flawless in goal for the Nashville Predators last week, winning all three of his starts, pitching shutouts in two of them. Rinne blanked the Sabres 2-0 in Buffalo on Monday, then stopped all 32 Minnesota shots he faced in a 1-0 home victory Saturday -- a game he played only because starter Dan Ellis hurt his knee in the morning.
Rinne has won his first six decisions, matching the franchise record held by Ellis. He's played (and won) four of the Preds' last five games, and with a 2.24 goals-against average and .917 save percentage, he's going to make it hard for coach Barry Trotz to avoid giving him more playing time.
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