The finisher
If there’s one thing that brings it home with a Thanksgiving dinner, it’s the dessert, specifically the pies. Pecan pie is appreciated and definitely adds value to the meal, but the real pie you want to see succeed the most is the pumpkin pie. Sometimes the pecan pie turns out better than the pumpkin, or vice versa, but you need them both to be good. In the pie hierarchy, pecan could be so good, and still, those eating are hoping the pumpkin pie shines and completes the meal. If you have good pies, your meal can end in a well earned food-coma “W”.
Juuse Saros is our pecan pie, on the come-up, but Pekka Rinne is our legend, our tried and true, pumpkin pie. The Predators are lucky to have them both, as they’re solid netminders, but if you ask even the most casual fan who they want to see on the team lift the cup, Rinne is likely the first answer you get. It doesn’t mean Juuse doesn’t get his respect, but when you’re cleaning up the Thanksgiving meal and polling the room for which pie they want to cut into first, I would be willing to bet pumpkin is your winner. Pecan pie will also have its moment, but pumpkin pie can be the real MVP of Thanksgiving.