Pekka Rinne will miss at least four weeks after he has another procedure on his surgically repaired hip to clear up an infection.
Rinne had surgery on his left hip May 9 and recovered in time to start the season. General manager David Poile said Rinne felt something was wrong Tuesday night (October 22) after the Predators returned from Minnesota.
“When he got back to Nashville after the plane ride home, he developed some soreness and stiffness in his hip and got a little bit of a fever,” Poile said. “A series of tests determined that he had a spontaneous bacterial infection.”
Rinne currently is 4-4-1 with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
