NASHVILLE -- Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne is expected to start Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins in his return from a hip injury that has limited him to only nine games this season. Darwin Thompson Jersey . The Predators recalled Rinne from a two-game conditioning assignment Monday and announced that he would start the Penguins game. "Its a blast to be back playing and feeling good," Rinne said. "I think thats the main thing. Absolutely, Im just super excited." Rinne, who hasnt played in an NHL game since Oct. 22, stopped 33 of 35 shots for a .946 save percentage during his two-game stint with the AHLs Milwaukee Admirals. "Its not in the same level -- the AHL and NHL -- theres a little bit of a gap between," Rinne said. "But still, that was the whole purpose of that trip, just to feel comfortable again, get some games and get that game conditioning going again." Rinne, a two-time Vezina Trophy finalist, has been recovering from an E. coli infection in his surgically repaired left hip. In his last five games before the injury, Rinne went 3-1-1 with a 1.60 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage. The 31-year-old Rinne is returning as the Predators make a late-season bid for one of the Western Conferences eight playoff spots. The Predators are 12th in the Western Conference standings with 62 points. The Dallas Stars, Winnipeg Jets and Vancouver Canucks are tied for eighth with 66 points. "You cant just throw a guy in there and expect him to be the saviour," Predators coach Barry Trotz said. "But just getting him back playing is a great boost because you know the type of player that he is, the type of person he is and what he can mean to our hockey team, not only this year but the next year and the following years." The Predators also placed goaltender Devan Dubnyk on waivers Monday. 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The 31-year-old right-handed hitter batted .270 with a homer this spring for Tampa Bay.HOUSTON - The Atlanta Braves traded yet another key player on Wednesday night, sending powerful Evan Gattis and right-hander James Hoyt to the Houston Astros for a trio of minor leaguers.The move comes after the Braves already shipped out top hitters — Justin Upton and Jason Heyward — earlier in the off-season after going 79-83. Houston sent right-handed pitchers Mike Foltynewicz and Andrew Thurman and infielder Rio Ruiz to the Braves.The 28-year-old Gattis hit .263 with 22 homers and 52 RBIs for the Braves last season. He hit 21 homers as a rookie in 2013.Gattis is primarily a catcher, and can also play left field.The addition of Gattis leaves the Astros with five catchers on the 40-man roster. They added Hank Conger in November in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels and already had Jason Castro, Carlos Corporan and Max Stassi on the roster.Castro has been Houstons everyday catcher for the past three seasonss, but struggled at the plate last season batting just . Larry Johnson Jersey. 222 a year after earning an All-Star spot by hitting a career-best .276.Hoyt split last season between Triple-A Gwinnett and Double-A Mississippi and has been invited to spring training.Foltynewicz was a first-round pick by the Astros in 2010 and made 16 relief appearances as a rookie last season. The 23-year-old has a fastball that has routinely been clocked at more than 100 mph, but it didnt translate to success last season in his limited work in Houston where he posted a 5.30 ERA. He spent most of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City where he struck out 102 batters in 21 games with 18 starts.The 20-year-old Ruiz was a fourth-round pick in 2012. He hit .293 with 37 doubles and 77 RBIs for Single-A Advanced Lancaster last season.Thurman went 7-9 with a 5.38 ERA in 26 games, with 20 starts for Single-A Quad Cities in 2014. 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