Given his modest roots, it’s heartwarming to see goaltender Pekka Rinne as an elder statesman ... played behind Niklas Backstrom for Karpat Oulu and didn’t see the crease often.

Pekka Rinne starts for the Predators tonight, and that means Nashville’s most important player is back in the lineup. Shea Weber may be a defensive stalwart and the team’s captain, but ...