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06-21-2011, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by gopreds9 View Post
Next season will be very telling of Rinne's future. He's no secret anymore. Goalie coaches across the league will spend hours upon hours watching this guy trying t o find his flaws and weaknesses. If there is something obviously wrong with his game that they notice, he wont be in Vezina contention for long. That is exactly what happened to Steve Mason after his rookie year. I think Rinne will be fine, but he just has to survive 3 months of detail scouting from opponents.
I find this somewhat hard to believe given how much folks were talking about Rinne during that very same rookie year. But if you say so...

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