THW’s Goalie News: Rinne, Hellebuyck, Allen & More Greg Boysen | November 30, 2019 Black Friday not only provided American shoppers with great deals, but it also supplied hockey fans with a day of National Hockey League action. The full slate of games gave…
THW’s Goalie News: Maple Leafs Concerns, Vasilevskiy’s Record Stephen Ground | October 30, 2019 In today’s edition of the goalie news, we’ll discuss the goaltending woes in Canada’s largest city, a shutout for a Finnish legend, and two of the best Halloween costumes you’ll…
THW’s Goalie News: Rinne Gets Another, Lazlo Returns & More Greg Boysen | October 25, 2019 Thursday night gave us some exciting action across the National Hockey League, including a big shutout down in Nashville. Today we will also look at how family helped one goaltender…
Can Predators’ Juuse Saros Fill Pekka Rinne’s Pads? Ashley Grant | October 4, 2019 Fans of the Nashville Predators probably haven’t spent a whole lot of time thinking about life after Pekka Rinne. It might be because they cannot bring themselves to even contemplate…
Review Predators’ 2018-19 Season: Goaltending Edition Kyle Gipe | May 21, 2019 To wrap up my positional review of the Nashville Predators’ 2018-19 season, I move to their goaltenders. For reference, here are the reviews I’ve written thus far: The 2018-19 season…
Andersen, Grubauer & Rinne Stepping up in Playoffs The Canadian Press | April 16, 2019 DENVER — This classifies as fun for Frederik Andersen: Protecting a late lead in the third period by leaping out of his net to stop a shot with the handle of his stick. Sticky situation handled. “Doing whatever it takes to save it,” the Toronto goalten…
Nashville Predators May Have NHL’s Best Goalie Combo On, Off Ice The Canadian Press | November 14, 2018 NASHVILLE — Pekka Rinne is off to an even better start than last season when he finally won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goalie, and backup Juuse Saros ranks among the league’s top 10 for victories. With both goalies now signed to contract exten…
Predators’ Saros Will Push for Playoff Playing Time Kyle Gipe | April 7, 2018 After being the last team to clinch a playoff berth in 2017, the Nashville Predators took the league by storm this season. They were the first team to qualify for…
Predators Should Trade Pekka Rinne Andrew Robinson | April 3, 2018 Pekka Rinne is an all-time great goalie. He is just the 18th goalie in history to amass 300 wins and 50 shutouts in a career. He has been a three-time Vezina…
Predators Are Failing Pekka Rinne George Matarangas | February 18, 2018 At the beginning of the season, I thought goaltending was going to be the biggest issue for the Nashville Predators. Many fans were left questioning if Pekka Rinne was too…
Pekka Rinne’s Window to Win Is Shrinking Benjamin Nixon | August 31, 2017 The Nashville Predators knew what they were getting when they drafted Pekka Rinne. It only took 258 picks in the 2004 draft to land him. Not only was his 6-foot-5…
Penguins Have Pekka Rinne’s Number Dave Holcomb | June 3, 2017 There are certain teams that some players love facing, and then there are other squads that players would really rather never see again. Sometimes these preferences are created because of…