Adam Vingan of The Athletic: The 38-year old Pekka Rinne lost his starting job to 25-year old Juuse Saros in the second half of last season. Saros started all four of their play-in round games last season, which didn’t surprise Rinne.
Rinne is entering the final year of his two-year contract. Could this be his last season?
“I think that’s the mindset I’m kind of having right now, not going beyond this year in my head,” Rinne said. “(I’m) not saying that this will be my last year or anything, but that’s my mindset, just trying to put everything into it.