SAN JOSE -- Funny how this works. For roughly a month in 2012 during NHL labor strife, the Sharks' Joe Pavelski and Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne played for the same Russian League team in Minsk.
Pavelski and Rinne stayed at the same hotel. They frequently ate together. Got along well."What did you guys talk about?" I asked Pavelski the other day."It was during the NHL lockout," Pavelski replied. "So we talked mostly about the lockout." Next time they dine, there'll be a lot more to discuss. The Sharks and Predators' series will finish off their playoff series with a Game 7 handshake line on Thursday night, as I predicted.