Antti Raanta

Antti Raanta

33-Year-Old GoalieG
Carolina Hurricanes
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Injury Lower Body
Est. Return 3/23/2023
2022 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Hurricanes in July of 2021.
Still out Tuesday
GCarolina Hurricanes
Lower Body
March 21, 2023
Raanta (lower body) will miss out against the Rangers on Tuesday.
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While Raanta was able to skate Monday, he has yet to return to being a full practice participant, which will be the next step in his recovery process. Until Raanta is cleared to play, the Canes will likely continue to rotate between Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov.
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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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Not an option Friday
GCarolina Hurricanes
Lower Body
March 17, 2023
Raanta (lower body) isn't available for Friday's contest against Toronto, per the NHL media site.
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Still sidelined
GCarolina Hurricanes
Lower Body
March 14, 2023
Raanta (lower body) will miss a fourth straight game Tuesday versus Winnipeg, NHL.com reports.
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Remains sidelined
GCarolina Hurricanes
Lower Body
March 12, 2023
Raanta (lower body) won't be available Sunday versus New Jersey, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
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Not available Saturday
GCarolina Hurricanes
Undisclosed
March 11, 2023
Raanta (undisclosed) won't play Saturday versus the Golden Knights, per the NHL media site.
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Could return soon
GCarolina Hurricanes
Undisclosed
March 9, 2023
Raanta (undisclosed) is not expected to be sidelined long term after coach Rod Brind'Amour told reporters Thursday, "We're hopeful it's not too serious, but we'll see," Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
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