Predators' GM David Polie was encouraged by the MRI results, but the Predators will remain without Rinne until mid-December. The emergence of Marek Mazanec has eased the pain of Rinne's loss, but they would love to get him back in their crease.
Following the MRI the Predators will have a better idea of how long Rinne will remain out of the lineup. We should have a Rinne update and hopefully a timetable tomorrow.
"Pekka Rinne underwent a MRI earlier this week and he continues to progress in his recovery from a bacterial infection in his hip which was initially identified and addressed with arthroscopic hip surgery on October 24. There have been no setbacks – and we and the doctors are thankful they have identified the infection – so now it is simply a matter of time for recovery and allowing treatment to take its course. Pekka will remain on crutches and antibiotics for at least the next couple weeks before a follow-up MRI in late November. We expect a full and complete recovery and will provide additional updates when appropriate."
Rinne was reportedly dealing with a bacterial infection in his hip, but according to Nick Kypreos, Rinne has an E. Coli infection in his hip. Rinne had surgery on his hip in May and was ready to go to start the season, but had some soreness and a fever following an October 22 game at Minnesota. An MRI revealed the infection, which has turned out to be E. Coli. He started the season 4-4-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .917 SV%.
Rinne had arthroscopic hip surgery in the offseason, so this is terrible news for the Predators. Carter Hutton will take over as the Predators starts with Magnus Hellberg as the number-2.
Rinne's status for tonight's game with the Jets is up in the air. Monitor his situation throughout the day.
Rinne allowed one goal on 29 shots in a 2-1 win over Montreal on Saturday. He was given Sunday off so he will be well rest for Minnesota tonight. He started vs. the Wild on October 8th- Rinne stopped 32 of 34 shots to record his first win of the season. He's allowed two goals in his last two games, so he has a good chance to go 2-0 vs. Minny.
Rinne stopped 29 of 30 shots in a tough loss on Thursday. He will make his eighth straight start for the Predators. Should be another great goaltending matchup between Rinne and Carey Price.
Rinne allowed three goals on 25 shots in a win over the Panthers on Tuesday. He has won each of his last two starts with relative ease, but that should change tonight vs. Los Angeles. The Kings are much tougher opponents than the Panthers and the Islanders, so you might want to look at your other matchups before deploying Rinne tonight.
Rinne was only saw 16 shots on Saturday, turning aside 14 of them in a 3-2 win over the Islanders. After a tough start vs. Toronto it was good to see Rinne get back into the win column. He has a great matchup tonight vs. the Panthers.
Rinne was only saw 16 shots on Saturday, turning aside 14 of them in a 3-2 win over the Islanders. After a tough start vs. Toronto it was good to see Rinne get back into the win column. He has a great matchup tonight vs. the Panthers.
Rinne's up-and-down play continued on Thursday. He allowed four goals on 26 shots in a 4-0 loss to Toronto. It has been an alarming start for his fantasy owners; 3.50 GAA and .891 SV% are not what owners were expecting when selecting him in the early rounds. The Preds take on the 2-1-1 Islanders, who are averaging 3.75 goals per game so far.
Rinne's up-and-down play continued on Thursday. He allowed four goals on 26 shots in a 4-0 loss to Toronto. It has been an alarming start for his fantasy owners; 3.50 GAA and .891 SV% are not what owners were expecting when selecting him in the early rounds. The Preds take on the 2-1-1 Islanders, who are averaging 3.75 goals per game so far.
Rinne recorded his first win of the season by turning aside 32 of 34 shots in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota. He will face the Maple Leafs, which is never an easy task. Rinne will look to continue trending in the right direction.
Rinne recorded his first win of the season by turning aside 32 of 34 shots in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota. He will likely face the Maple Leafs, which is never an easy task. Rinne will look to continue trending in the right direction.
Rinne allowed two goals on 35 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Avalanche on Friday. It was a much improved performance than the debacle he had in the season opener. He allowed one goal on 29 shots in a OT loss in his only start vs. Minnesota last year.
Rinne was pulled just 9:45 into the game after allowing three goals on six shots. Rinne is coming off of hip surgery this offseason and did not play a full 60-minute game in the preseason. It looked as if he was not ready for the speed of the preseason, but says that his hip is fine. He will face Semyon Varlamov and the Avalanche tonight, who dominated the Ducks 6-1 in their first game.
Rinne followed a spectacular 2011-12 up with a forgetful shortened season. He finished with a sub .500 record for the first time in his career (15-16-8) along with his worst SV% (.910) and second worst GAA (2.43). In 2013-14 he will look to bounce back to becoming on of fantasy's elite backstops.
Since Rinne expects to be back, we don't expect this to have any impact on his draft status for next season. The article also mentions that Tim Thomas and Niklas Backstrom have had similar procedures so his outlook is good.
Rinne has lost seven straight starts and has been a fantasy bust this season. He went 33-22-9 with a 2.12 GAA and .930 SV% in 2010-11 and 43-18-8 with a 2.39 GAA and .923 SV% last season. He has fallen to 14-16-8 with 2.42 GAA and .911 SV% this season, however he has a great matchup tonight. You should be able to squeeze one more win out of him tonight.
