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PITTSBURGH -- Since Jerome Bettis retired after the 2005 NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have searched for a big, bruising running back in his mould. The list of hopefuls has been long, if not particularly distinguished. Verron Haynes, Najee Davenport, Carey Davis, Gary Russell, Frank Summers, Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman all failed to consistently provide production in short-yardage and goal line situations. Enter LeGarrette Blount. The 6-foot, 250-pound veteran certainly looks the part. And while he has a long way to go to be mentioned with the likes of Bettis, there have been plenty of flashes during his four seasons in the league. Blount averaged 5.0 yards per carry while splitting time with Stevan Ridley in New England last season, and gashed the Indianapolis Colts for 166 yards and four touchdowns in the playoffs. Though second-year back LeVeon Bell remains the starter, Blount is confident he can make an impact no matter what situation. "I know they brought me in here to run the football, so I hope there are plenty of carries to go around," Blount said Wednesday. "I know that LeVeon is going to get his fair share, so I hope theres enough for all of us." Bell, last years second-round pick, missed the opening three games while recovering from a preseason foot injury. But he still played nearly 700 snaps, a heavy workload the 6-foot-1, 230-pound Bell managed with ease. Still, the Steelers will find opportunities to go from the patient and pragmatic Bell to the bruising Blount, with the emphasis on bruising. "Thats my running style," Blount said. "Thats how I run the football, and I feel like (Bell) is also a big, tough running back, too. So, thats just how this team is built, with a physical running game, and I think thats what theyre trying to get back to. So, hopefully, we can do that." Blount noted a balanced offence is needed to make a run to the Super Bowl such as the ones by Seattle and Denver last year. The champion Seahawks had Marshawn Lynch running the ball and Russell Wilson throwing it, while the Broncos ran the ball with Knowshon Moreno when Peyton Manning wasnt breaking NFL passing records. "I think its huge for us to (sign Blount), because Ive always said that we need to be a balanced offence," quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. "So, we need to run the ball. We need to be great at running the ball, and weve got guys that want to be great at running the ball. So, hopefully, we can do it and do it successfully." Blount added that while his body type and size make him an ideal power back, he has a variety of skill sets, such as catching the football and running away from defenders in the open field. But he certainly has proven he can run over them as well. Those attributes, combined with Bells slashing style, should give the Steelers a solid one-two punch. "I think we have a really good mix of running backs," Blount said. 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But in the case of Hurtado, its what the coach is NOT saying that may be the secret to a superb run of form.NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Pekka Rinne never feared his NHL career might have been ended by an E. coli infection that shut down the Nashville Predators goaltender for 51 games last season.Not knowing when he would be back in net again was another matter.Doctors simply couldnt tell him when he would be healthy enough to play, a scary uncertainty with the goalie left simply waiting for the medicine to work.When you have surgery and youre working your way back you kind of have a timetable, Rinne said. At that time, I didnt have any timetable. That was mentally the hardest part and you just hope the medicine is going to work and eventually youre going to get rid of that illness or bacteria.This time a year ago, Rinne had just been cleared to move from crutches to weight-bearing exercises.Now the 32-year-old Finn has just been selected to his first All-Star game. He leads the NHL in wins and has helped the Predators sit atop the league standings midway through this season.The 6-foot-5 Rinne has played 36 of Nashvilles first 41 games, and he is 28-6-2 putting him five wins ahead of Anaheim goalie Frederik Andersen. Rinne goes into Tuesday nights game with Vancouver not having lost since a 2-0 loss Dec. 13 at San Jose — the span of a month.Coach Peter Laviolette, in his first season as Nashvilles head coach, had only watched Rinne a few times before being hired last spring. Now that hes worked with the goalie for a few months, Laviolette has been impressed most by Rinnes work ethic and competitiveness.No quit in his game in practice or in games I think is a reflection on how he tries on everything, competes on everything, gets mad when he gets beat, and he takes all that competitiveness and brings it on the ice, Laviolette said. You talk to him off the ice, hes one of the nicest men youd ever want to meet.Rinne already was a two-time Vezina Trophy finalist who led the NHL with 43 wins in the 2011-12 season wwhen he played in a franchise-record 73 games.ddddddddddddHis troubles started in May 2013 when the goalie needed arthroscopic surgery on his left hip after playing through discomfort during the season. He recovered in time for the next season and had played nine games when the hip became infected in late October. Rinne needed another surgery, antibiotics and was on crutches for weeks in an ordeal he used to make himself better.Mentally, I got way stronger last year just battling with that and kind of learning not to worry about things, Rinne said.Rinne finally returned to the ice March 4 and wound up playing in 15 games down the stretch. He then went to the World Championship where he was named the MVP leading Finland to a silver medal.The goaltender didnt stop there. Rinne, who turned 32 last November, changed trainers and used a nutritionist to improve his diet last summer to help him be even stronger going into training camp after last season.I have to keep doing that and keep building, Rinne said. But yeah, the major thing is just kind of getting over last years injury and not thinking about it and not worrying about it.No goalie has played more than Rinnes 2,187 minutes so far this season, and he ranks second in goals-against average at 1.98 and third with a .930 save percentage. He also is tied for third with three shutouts.The Predators have turned to his backup Carter Hutton only five games this season, usually for one of a back-to-back set of games. Rinne said winning certainly makes playing even easier.You feel happy. You come to the rink with a smile on your face, and it makes a huge difference, Rinne said.Rinne insists he will let Laviolette when hes tired. Laviolette credits the schedule for allowing him to play the goalie so much, and the coach will try to manage Rinnes schedule going forward.But he wants to play too, Laviolette said.Especially after last season. 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