Antti Raanta

Antti Raanta

35-Year-Old GoalieG
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year contract with Geneve-Servette HC (Switzerland) in September of 2024.
Signs with Swiss team
GFree Agent
September 23, 2024
Raanta signed a one-year contract with Geneve-Servette HC of Switzerland's National League on Monday.
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Despite being done playing in the NHL, Raanta will continue his career overseas. He posted a 12-7-2 record with a 2.99 GAA and an .872 save percentage in 24 regular-season outings with Carolina in 2023-24.
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Raanta was excellent when healthy in 2022-23, posting a 19-3-3 record, a 2.23 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 27 contests with Carolina. Although the 34-year-old has never been able to maintain a starting gig, he's carved out a respectable career as an ideal backup option. However, with Frederik Andersen inked to a two-year, $6.8 million contract and Pyotr Kochetkov signed to a four-year, $8 million deal, Raanta will need to fight to even maintain the No. 2 spot in Carolina. Raanta is up to the task, but even still, he might find himself struggling to even appear in 20 contests this season, which significantly reduces his fantasy value.
Raanta was awesome in 28 games for Carolina a season ago (15-5-4, 2.45 GAA, .912 save percentage) and even better in 13 postseason (6-5, 2.26 GAA, .922 save percentage) appearances. Raanta, who has been extremely injury prone over the course of his career, sprained his MCL in the Hurricanes' Game 7 loss to the Rangers in Round 2. It was reported as a 6-to-8 week ailment, so he should be fully healthy for camp. Now 33 years old, Raanta will again serve as the backup to Frederik Andersen, with both goalies scheduled for unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2023.
Raanta managed a 2.63 GAA, a .921 save percentage and a 15-14-3 record in 33 games with the Coyotes last season. He saw a fairly even split of playing time with Darcy Kuemper, but Raanta was the clear backup in terms of performance when both were healthy. The 31-year-old Raanta will likely return to a backup role in 2020-21, as Kuemper is coming off an extremely strong season of his own. However, given both goalies' lengthy injury histories, fantasy managers should try to pair the Coyotes' netminding duo during fantasy drafts when possible.
Raanta lost most of the 2018-19 season to a lower-body injury, going 5-6-0 in 12 appearances with a 2.88 GAA and a .906 save percentage -- just a year removed from marks of 2.24 and .930 over 47 appearances. In his stead, Darcy Kuemper picked up a firm grasp on the starting job in the Coyotes' crease. Going into the season, either Raanta or Kuemper could emerge as the starter. Raanta is expected to be healthy heading into training camp. Staying healthy has been Raanta's primary obstacle to obtaining a full-time starting gig, so anyone interested in Arizona goaltending should probably consider locking up both if possible.
Raanta worked against the grain of the Coyotes' second-to-last-place standing by turning in a remarkable 2017-18 campaign. Clearly, the ex-Blackhawk and former Ranger benefited from two-year apprenticeships with Corey Crawford and Henrik Lundqvist, as he was able to post a winning record (21-17-6) plus the highest save percentage (.930) of any netminder who appeared in at least 33 games. The fact that Raanta managed such a lofty save rate on top of a winning record despite his team's egregious minus-48 goal differential speaks volumes about the Finn's pure skill and upside for the future. Known for his calculated positioning between the pipes, he figures to be a mainstay for the burgeoning franchise, but staying healthy has been rather challenging for him.
Shipped to Arizona along with top-line center Derek Stepan in June, Raanta will get his first chance to serve as a No. 1 netminder after acting as the understudy to Corey Crawford in Chicago and then Henrik Lundqvist in New York for his first four NHL seasons. Over the past three, Raanta hasn't posted a save mark lower than .919, and Cam Talbot’s success upon moving to Edmonton after backing up Lundqvist gives us a framework to analyze what the Finn might do now that he’s escaped the shadows of two star goalies. He'll have the benefit of a blue line that's added defensive specialist Niklas Hjalmarsson, with whom Raanta is familiar from their time together with the Blackhawks, as well as Stepan’s own-zone proficiency -- a much-needed attribute in the desert, as the Coyotes have been known as a soft target for opposing offenses in recent seasons. He should easily fend off any challenge for playing time that may be posed by mediocre backup Louis Domingue.
As he enters his age-27 season, Raanta has never been an NHL starter, and he appears set to continue that way. After a solid first season as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup, Raanta will be back for another two years in the same role after re-signing in early May. Unless the King suffers an injury, the Finn will hold fairly minimal fantasy value outside of deep formats in which his strong ratios can help despite his limited playing time.
Raanta turned in sparkling work as the Blackhawks' second-string goalie last year, supplying a spectacular .936 save percentage and 1.89 GAA in 14 games (12 starts), but nonetheless found himself displaced from that role by Scott Darling by season's end. That resulted in a trade to the Rangers, where the Finn will slot in as the backup behind star netminder Henrik Lundqvist. Lundqvist spent some rare time on IR last year, but he's usually an iron man out there, so don't expect Raanta to see more than about 20 starts this season. When he does play, though, he may be one of the most appealing backups around, just as Cam Talbot was last season.
Raanta stepped into the crease last season when both Nikolai Khabibulin went down with a season-ending injury and Corey Crawford was out for a period of time and did an admirable job filling the net. Sure, he needs to improve that .897 save percentage, but he did go 13-5-4. He is a reliable backup and should continue to grow his game. We think he'll see about the same number of games, 25, as last season,and he should provide those of you in daily leagues with a decent streaming option.
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Officially leaving NHL
GFree Agent
September 17, 2024
Raanta has concluded his NHL career but will continue playing in Europe, the NHLPA announced Tuesday.
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Back in NHL
GCarolina Hurricanes  Foreign
April 23, 2024
Raanta was promoted from AHL Chicago on Tuesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
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Waived Thursday
GCarolina Hurricanes  Foreign
March 7, 2024
Raanta is on waivers Thursday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.
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Off IR
GCarolina Hurricanes  Foreign
March 6, 2024
Raanta (lower body) was removed from injured reserve Wednesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
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Moved to IR
GCarolina Hurricanes  Foreign
Lower Body
March 1, 2024
Raanta (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, per CapFriendly.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Set to play in Europe
GFree Agent
September 15, 2024
Raanta intends to play in Europe during the 2024-25 campaign, per Derek O'Brien of The Hockey News.
ANALYSIS
Raanta isn't interested in the two-way contract offers he has received from NHL teams this offseason. In 24 regular-season contests with Carolina in 2023-24, he posted a 12-7-2 record with a 2.99 GAA and an .872 save percentage.
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