As another day dawns on 35-year-old Pekka Rinne, he inches closer and closer away from the prime of his career. That hasn’t stopped him this season; the Finnish netminder is posting a save percentage of .927%, his best since the 2010-11 season. With the lingering hip injury and ensuing botched surgery far behind him, Rinne is playing some of the best hockey of his career.
However, goalie burnout seems to be a well-established problem for many goalies in this league. The victims are numerous: Miika Kiprusoff and, much more recently, Cam Talbot are prime examples of how playing around 70 games in a season can exhaust you.