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In The Crease: Rinne rises

By Tim Kavanagh
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, November 5, 2009

After Pekka Rinne's solid finish to 2008-09 as the Nashville Predators' unquestioned No. 1 starter, big things were expected for for him this season. But after struggling a bit through training camp, and sharing the goaltending duties with Dan Ellis for most of October, those expectations were tempered a bit. However, based on his work in the Preds' past three games, Rinne has re-established himself as the No. 1 guy. A three-win week with a 0.76 goals-against average and .968 save percentage -- ...

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