Raul Kemp
Reporter
In a press conference Wednesday, Coach Barry Trotz has revealed his game plan for Friday's game 5 against the Detroit Red Wings. The unprecedented strategy will pit goaltender Pekka Rinne against the Wings all by himself.
"We looked at the film from the past couple of games," said Trotz, "and we decided, hell, if we're not gonna shoot the puck, we might as well not even be out there. Let's face it, Pekka has won these games pretty much without any offensive support, so we'll just let him do it his way."
The Predators are ahead in the series 3-1, and believe this next game will be a good time to rest the team. "We believe in Peks," noted goaltender Coach Mitch Korn. "We all know he's the reason we are where we are. The playoffs are hard, and the guys are tired, so we figure we will let him stop a couple hundred shots for 58 minutes, then score one when they pull their goalie."
After turning in several periods in which the Predators failed to put more than five or six shots on net, the team feels like if they just stay out of Rinne's way, he can pull out the win alone.
When asked for his opinion on the situation, Rinne replied "Um, Ok. Wait, what?"
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