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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I 100% do not expect Nashville to get rid of the goalie that played a large part in getting them to the Stanley Cup Finals. That's a player that still has plenty of tread on the tires, and while there are some promising goalie prospects in the Preds system, they aren't exposed in the expansion draft, as well as being far from a sure bet as a starting goalie.
Rinne will likely retire as a Predator.
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Maybe, but they need to be careful not to let sentimentality affect asset management. They have 2 young goalies that look like potential starters and they may lose one for nothing.
Poile is a shrewd guy, and as big as Rinne has been in this playoffs, the Preds are the epitome of a team is more than the sum of its parts and they could probably trade him for something awesome and not even miss a beat next season. Rinne's value will never be higher after this playoffs (NMC noted though).
Detroit was in a very similar position back when they won the Cup with Vernon in 1997. He won the Conn Smythe in fact, but they traded him to San Jose because they had too many goalies that would have to pass through waivers the next season.
Tampa did the same thing with Khabibulin after they won the Cup in 2004. Edit, never mind. He was a free agent.