-Vintage Canuck- Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Quote Antti Raanta will return to back up Henrik Lundqvist next season. The New York Rangers announced today that Raanta has agreed to terms on a new contract. It’s reportedly a two-year deal with a cap hit of $1 million. Raanta — who joined the Rangers in the wake of Cam Talbot’s departure — went 11-6-2 with a .919 save percentage during the regular season. He could’ve become an unrestricted free agent this summer. After making 18 starts in 2015-16, there’s reason to wonder if Raanta’s workload will increase next season. Lundqvist turned 34 in March and struggled down the stretch and in the playoffs. Assuming Raanta can keep providing quality netminding, it may be in the Rangers’ best interests to give their franchise goalie a bit more rest during the 82-game schedule. http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/05/02/rangers-re-sign-raanta-who-may-get-to-play-more-next-season/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 That's a great deal for a high end backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leet Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Very good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 $1m for around 900mins of ice time. Nice work if you can get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronic.Canuck Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 4 hours ago, Captain Woodget said: $1m for around 900mins of ice time. Nice work if you can get it. And if you get it... Won't you tell me how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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