ANTTI RAANTA - Goalie - 30 - $4.25MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2021-2022
LAST UPDATED 7/25/19
After being traded to along with Derek Stepan in exchange for Anthony DeAngelo and a top-10 draft pick, Antti Raanta came to the desert with the expectation that he would be the franchise's long-awaited successor to Mike Smith in net. While he looked to be exactly that when he played, Raanta simply has not been healthy enough to claim the starter's role once and for all. The talent has always been there, and Raanta posted a 24.82 GSAA in 46 starts in his first year as a Coyote. Those are great numbers, and he was a big part of their late-season resurgence. Unfortunately, though, he just could not stay healthy and that good play did not last. Raanta is a good goalie, and has the pedigree, size, and athleticism to be a legitimate 50 game starter in the NHL, but unfortunately he has not shown the ability to stay healthy to do so. Going forward, Arizona has a valuable potential #1 goalie on their hands, but he'll never become that unless he can learn to better minimize the injury risks he takes in net.
After being traded to along with Derek Stepan in exchange for Anthony DeAngelo and a top-10 draft pick, Antti Raanta came to the desert with the expectation that he would be the franchise's long-awaited successor to Mike Smith in net. While he looked to be exactly that when he played, Raanta simply has not been healthy enough to claim the starter's role once and for all. The talent has always been there, and Raanta posted a 24.82 GSAA in 46 starts in his first year as a Coyote. Those are great numbers, and he was a big part of their late-season resurgence. Unfortunately, though, he just could not stay healthy and that good play did not last. Raanta is a good goalie, and has the pedigree, size, and athleticism to be a legitimate 50 game starter in the NHL, but unfortunately he has not shown the ability to stay healthy to do so. Going forward, Arizona has a valuable potential #1 goalie on their hands, but he'll never become that unless he can learn to better minimize the injury risks he takes in net.
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