Pekka Rinne’s Hall of Fame induction draws Forsberg, Josi and Saros to Toronto
Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi and Juuse Saros flew in for the ceremony before Nashville’s Tuesday game in Los Angeles.
The Nashville Predators had a game in Los Angeles on Tuesday, but three of their players made time to be in Toronto on Monday night. Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi and Juuse Saros travelled to see their former teammate Pekka Rinne enter the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The three made the trip after Monday’s practice, Nashville Predators On SI reported. Forsberg told NHL.com that they planned to head to Los Angeles as the ceremony wrapped up and expected to be in the lineup against the Kings the next day.
“It was a no-brainer for us,” Saros told NHL.com on the red carpet. He succeeded Rinne in Nashville’s net and said before the ceremony that he still thought of him as a mentor and a friend.
Josi told Nashville Predators On SI that he had never seen a goaltender work as hard as Rinne did in practice. All three played alongside Rinne, who spent his entire NHL career with Nashville.
