NHL Betting: Predators Sign Rinne to Seven-Year, $49 Million Deal
Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne celebrated his 29th birthday with a $49 million contract extension. The Predators announced the deal that will keep their franchise goalie in net for the next seven years.
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Rinne has spent his entire NHL career in a Predators uniform. He made his debut in 2005-06, but didn’t play his first full season exclusively in Nashville until last year. His career record is 100-58-0-20. He has 22 shutouts, a .920 save percentage and 2.34 goals-against average. He was also a finalist for the Vezina Trophy last season.
This season, he’s 5-4-2 with a .922 save percentage and 2.50 goals against average. He’s got his team into second place in the Central Division. Forwards David Legwand and Craig Smith have helped the cause. Legwand leads the team in scoring with three goals and 11 points while Smith has four goals and nine points total.
The signing shows a continuing trend of improvement in Nashville. Since joining the NHL in 1998-99, the Predators have consistently been an afterthought until last season, when they won their first-ever playoff series before bowing out in the second round. Baby steps, right?
The Predators’ next action comes Thursday night against Phoenix. The two teams met on Oct. 13, a game in which the Coyotes made easy work of the Predators, winning 5-2 to earn their first win of the season.
Nashville is celebrating the deal by offering discounted tickets to their next two home games, the first of which is Nov. 12 against Montreal, which is also the franchise’s 1000th game in the NHL.
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