Nashville Predators: Three Keys To Beating The Panthers
By Rich Howe
If there was any doubt about who will be the starting goaltender next season, Juuse Saros has erased those doubts. But for now, there is only one thing that should be at the forefront. He must maintain the consistency that he has recently brought to the team if they hope to make the playoffs.
Saros has played well since returning from injury. So well, in fact, he has become one of the top goaltenders in the league and has started to enter the Vezina Trophy conversation.
Saros now sits with a 2.27 GAA and a .926 SV%. His ability to stop pucks has been a significant factor in the Predators’ recent success.
With only seven games left in the season and with the caliber of teams that he will face, such as the Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes, Saros has to keep up the level of play that he has shown.
With the imminent retirement of Pekka Rinne, Saros will be the Predators’ starter next season and beyond. He has to use these last few games of the season to prove that he can keep up his intensity and help carry the Predators into the playoffs and the future.