The Players' Tribune: Ryan Ellis - PEKKA

[Zaddy]

Ryan Ellis wrote a players tribune article about Pekka Rinne.

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[OvermanKingGainer]

Rinne .850 playoff SV% incoming

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Rinne .850 playoff SV% incoming

So you're banking on NSH defense doing that many mistakes?

 

[Fatty McLardy]

funny how half the people on this board think Rinne's their weakest link lol

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

funny how half the people on this board think Rinne's their weakest link lol

Well Rinne has been insane from the start of the playoffs last year to the start of this years playoffs. Excluding the PIT series from last year of course.
The epitome of 'winning starting goalie' right now. Takes the game savers when needed and if he somehow lets in an easy one, he locks down for the rest of the game.

 

[TitansVolsPreds615]

This team would be a fringe playoff team this season without Rinne.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

This team would be a fringe playoff team this season without Rinne.

Fully agreed. #35, #74 tandem carried NSH through many affairs where NSH let the opponent take a 'free' 2-3 goal lead and claw it back, and all around stellar goaltending in any other situation.
Gamesavers left and right.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

funny how half the people on this board think Rinne's their weakest link lol

Its funny when people suggest reasonable opinions are outrageous simply by saying "its funny" and not backing it up whatsoever. I wouldn't say he's been the weakest link but Nashville's a very strong team so on any given night he could compete for that honor, he has found consistency again in the last 2 year seasons but has been on and off for years and was not good at all in the finals(granted the Pens but come cup finals you can't really use that as an excuse. As cup favorites if Nashville does get bounced I do not expect that Rinne will have had a particularly great showing.

Edit: just to clarify this is almost entirely because of how good the rest of Nashville is, obviously he has been the best player this season.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Well Rinne has been insane from the start of the playoffs last year to the start of this years playoffs. Excluding the PIT series from last year of course.
The epitome of 'winning starting goalie' right now. Takes the game savers when needed and if he somehow lets in an easy one, he locks down for the rest of the game.

ya i know but unfortunately in Rinne's case, most remember him from big stage of SCF where he didn't play good in the away games....so the common misconception among the fans on here is that he's their weakest link, that's why you often hear things like "preds will win the cup if Rinne doesn't blow it" or something to that effect.

 

[SenzZen]

ya i know but unfortunately in Rinne's case, most remember him from big stage of SCF where he didn't play good in the away games....so the common misconception among the fans on here is that he's their weakest link, that's why you often hear things like "preds will win the cup if Rinne doesn't blow it" or something to that effect.

Ahhh.

So by "half the people on this board" you really meant the Pens board. Gotcha.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Ahhh.

So by "half the people on this board" you really meant the Pens board. Gotcha.

nope i seen plenty of people on main boards say stuff like that...and even last year people were blaming Pekka for his bad play in the pens series, me on the other hand just saw penguins having good chances/bounces. Its like people forgot that Rinne stole that Anaheim series and only allowed like 3 goals to chicago but they were quick to lay the blame on him in Pens series...

 

[irunthepeg]

Fully agreed. #35, #74 tandem carried NSH through many affairs where NSH let the opponent take a 'free' 2-3 goal lead and claw it back, and all around stellar goaltending in any other situation.
Gamesavers left and right.

For some reason I didn't think Saaros. I was thinking of Emelin's #74 from his Habs days and was thinking he was wearing that # on Nashville (is he even still on the Preds?)

 

[Hokinaittii]

I am so happy to see Pekka finally getting Vezina, he has been so close achieving it in the past.

 

[tony d]

Rinne had a good bounce back year, let's see if that can culminate in a Cup win for them.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

For some reason I didn't think Saaros. I was thinking of Emelin's #74 from his Habs days and was thinking he was wearing that # on Nashville (is he even still on the Preds?)

yep. #25 Emelin is in the rotation of WIBE - Weber Irwin Bitetto Emelin.
If I would be one to decide, Bitetto-Emelin would be my 3rd pairing barring injuries for the whole playoffs. Not really sold on either of the ones I didn't mention.