Confirmed with Link: Antti Raanta Extended (3 years/4.25AAV)

[CC96]

Hell of a contract. I can’t believe we got him so low, on a short term deal too.

 

[IPreferPi]

Awesome contract. Now let's draft one of those young scoring forwards with a top five pick and see what else we can nab this summer.

 

[cobra427]

OK, now we have our goalie and our D set for next year. I would keep the entire D corps. They gelled, they score by the bucketful and they defend well. Let's not screw up good by trying for better.

Agreed. Except if we can draft Dahlin.

 

[hbk]

Agreed. Except if we can draft Dahlin.

I hear Dahlin sucks. Might need to make a thread about it.

 

[Finnished]

Well it's easy to say in hindsight but I had a feeling all along that Raanta will sign with the Yotes. He got his first chance as a true #1 with you guys and to me it has always seemed that Finnish NHL players don't ditch the team that has been good to them even if they had to take a slight pay cut to stay.

 

[rt]

Hell of a contract. I can’t believe we got him so low, on a short term deal too.

I haven’t seen the $ anywhere?

 

[SniperHF]

I haven’t seen the $ anywhere?

One one of the past pages there's a link to an arizonasports.com article that says it's "roughly" 4 million a year. Final number is still

 

[_Del_]

Odd that Nash would be behind Gambo on a game night. Or did they correct it later while I wasn't watching the third?

 

[Grimes]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Jakeyxx right here

Misd you @XX come back

 

[Grimes]

OEL and Demers gelled. Chychrun and Hjalmarsson gelled. I still think Goligoski could use a partner. Unless that’s Connauton? I could live with that but wouldn’t mind upgrading there. Ideally with Dahlin

Or just a nice upgrade...and Svech

 

[cobra427]

One one of the past pages there's a link to an arizonasports.com article that says it's "roughly" 4 million a year. Final number is still

Roughly probably means just under 4 mil avg for 3 years. I could see it start higher at 4.4, then 3.8, last year at 3.5, something like that. Regardless, I am glad he is signed, like 3 years, 4 mill or less, and no NMC. Even if he flops or is injured, the contract doesn't kill us and we can move him. If he plays at a high level and stays healthy, this deal will look good for the team. Seems fair to both parties.

 

[RABBIT]

I know I'm kinda trippin that nothing more has come out other than Morgan's and Gambo's Tweets with no other insiders even acknowledging. That being said, would make both Morgan and Gambo look pretty bad. I mean they wrote an article about it, quoting numbers and saying it's done. Let's just hope Gambo's source is legit.

 

[SniperHF]

I know I'm kinda trippin that nothing more has come out other than Morgan's and Gambo's Tweets with no other insiders even acknowledging. That being said, would make both Morgan and Gambo look pretty bad. Let's just hope Gambo's source is legit.

In Morgan's defense he was way less committal than Gambo.

I think it's likely the NHL equivalent of an agreement in principle and there is no pen to paper yet.

And I do think it comes in above the 4M number but not a whole lot. Maybe something like 4.25, 4.25, 4.75

 

[steierwrass]

Great signing for Arizona. Little sad, it's only 3 years.

 

[RABBIT]

In Morgan's defense he was way less committal than Gambo.

I think it's likely the NHL equivalent of an agreement in principle and there is no pen to paper yet.

And I do think it comes in above the 4M number but not a whole lot. Maybe something like 4.25, 4.25, 4.75

Morgan wrote the piece for Arizona Sports though, and it seems like he and Gambo's report go hand in hand. So hopefully these two gents know what's up, just don't know the logistics.

 

[Llewzaher]

This is very good, gives him a chance to prove he can stay healthy, and still short enough that he can get a big pay day at the end

Chayka really does make it fair for all sides..

 

[RABBIT]

Well Gambo answered my question. Seems the deal is done in principle, like we all thought. Just not official. Solid news.

 

[SniperHF]

A Finn's word is his bond.

 

[RABBIT]

A Finn's word is his bond.

 

[Jakey53]

Roughly probably means just under 4 mil avg for 3 years. I could see it start higher at 4.4, then 3.8, last year at 3.5, something like that. Regardless, I am glad he is signed, like 3 years, 4 mill or less, and no NMC. Even if he flops or is injured, the contract doesn't kill us and we can move him. If he plays at a high level and stays healthy, this deal will look good for the team. Seems fair to both parties.

I'm wondering if his injuries came into play? Maybe they were more severe than we thought?

 

[Jakey53]

This is very good, gives him a chance to prove he can stay healthy, and still short enough that he can get a big pay day at the end

Chayka really does make it fair for all sides..

That is what probably happened. His injuries were a bit more sever than we knew, and this way everyone wins.

 

[rt]

Sorry to bump this thread and inevitably get people’s hopes up but I just want to say Raanta’s pads are really awesome and I’m an happy we’ll get to look at those signature pads for a few more years. Very unique and cool. Also love the stoner cartoon dog on his mask and his happy go lucky, anti-goalie personality. Antti-Smith.

 

[RABBIT]

Richard Morin says not finalized, but that's kind of what Gambo's saying. This is weird.

 

[RABBIT]

so who do we believe...the new kid who's pretty vague, or Gambo who said his source says it's done and who's backed by Morgan?

SH******************TT

 

[The Feckless Puck]

so who do we believe...the new kid who's pretty vague, or Gambo who said his source says it's done and who's backed by Morgan?

SH******************TT

We believe Arizona Sports. Again, they would not run with this story without it being effectively done. And let's be honest - the Coyotes use AZ Sports as a de facto leak/trial balloon outlet quite often, whereas the Republic basically picks up hockey news like pigeons grab scraps from park benches.