Predators goalies Juuse Saros, left, and Pekka Rinne, right, pose for a portrait in the team lockerroom at Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Preds Gk 100218 001
If there were any doubts about whether or not Juuse Saros could be the franchise goaltender for the Nashville Predators, he put those doubts to rest last season with a performance worthy of a Vezina trophy.
Saros was the driving force behind the Predators’ improbable turnaround in the back half of the season that carried them to the playoffs. And while Nashville was unable to make it out of the first round, Saros kept them in every game and gave them good opportunities to win.