Player Discussion "Prince Antti" Raanta

[GordonGecko]

Don't wanna just lose him in the expansion draft.

Why not, that would mean he protected all our position players. It would be a very good thing

 

[007]

Why not, that would mean he protected all our position players. It would be a very good thing

To be honest, as much as I love Raanta, I think that it would be good for the Rangers and good for him if he were picked in the expansion draft. It would be his Cam Talbot opportunity.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Well, at least maybe we'll get more for him than we did Talbot.

Is Vegas sending us flowers as a thank you for being able to pick him in the expansion draft?

 

[darko]

Not so sure Vegas picks up Raanta. They'll probably snag Ben Bishop or 1 of Fleury/Murray.

 

[Irishguy42]

This is a good thread, if you have the time.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Not so sure Vegas picks up Raanta. They'll probably snag Ben Bishop or 1 of Fleury/Murray.

Raanta, Grabner, Klein, Fast/Lindberg.

Who do they pick? I think Raanta has the most value

 

[darko]

Raanta, Grabner, Klein, Fast/Lindberg.

Who do they pick? I think Raanta has the most value

Yeah but it's about who else is available. Would they take Raanta with Bishop there? I don't think so. Or if for some inexplicable reason Pens don't trade Fleury and have to let go Murray. Or maybe they trade Fleury to LV?

Grabner would be an intriguing pick up for them.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

This is a good thread, if you have the time.

Yes, but the folks who reply ask some good questions as well.

 

[Trxjw]

Yes, but the folks who reply ask some good questions as well.

Yeah, notably the question regarding 2nd and 3rd chances. I'd be curious to see how Hank's rebound control has been factoring into the fancy stats.

 

[hi]

Yeah but it's about who else is available. Would they take Raanta with Bishop there? I don't think so. Or if for some inexplicable reason Pens don't trade Fleury and have to let go Murray. Or maybe they trade Fleury to LV?

Grabner would be an intriguing pick up for them.

Vegas has to draft at least 3 goalies in the expansion draft

 

[silverfish]

Vegas has to draft at least 3 goalies in the expansion draft

I hope they take Bishop and give him an $8m contract.

They should take: One of MAF/Murray. Malcolm Subban. One of Halak/Greiss.

From NYR, I'd take Grabner, Klein, Holden, or Lindberg.

 

[hi]

I hope they take Bishop and give him an $8m contract.

They should take: One of MAF/Murray. Malcolm Subban. One of Halak/Greiss.

From NYR, I'd take Grabner, Klein, Holden, or Lindberg.

I think Grubauer is all but guaranteed to be one of the goalies selected. The only other player I can see McPhee being interested in from the Caps is Orlov.

For the Rangers it will come down to Raanta and Grabner imo

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Yeah, notably the question regarding 2nd and 3rd chances. I'd be curious to see how Hank's rebound control has been factoring into the fancy stats.

And how his poor puck handling factors into high danger chances.

 

[silverfish]

Yeah, notably the question regarding 2nd and 3rd chances. I'd be curious to see how Hank's rebound control has been factoring into the fancy stats.

There are stats for rebound chances against, but this could also be conducive to how well the D clears the garbage in front of a goalie.

Either way, all situations rebound shots against per 60:

Raanta: 0.78
Hank: 1.89

There are also stats for rush shots against:

Raanta: 2.42
Hank: 2.9

And how his poor puck handling factors into high danger chances.

I have no way to quantify this, but I'd guess much less than you think. This strikes me as one of those situations where the times Hank misplays the puck heavily outweigh in ones mind the times where he successfully gets the puck.

But again, I'm uncertain of a way to quantify that so it's just a guess.

 

[Mac n Gs]

There are stats for rebound chances against, but this could also be conducive to how well the D clears the garbage in front of a goalie.

Either way, all situations rebound shots against per 60:

Raanta: 0.78
Hank: 1.89

There are also stats for rush shots against:

Raanta: 2.42
Hank: 2.9



I have no way to quantify this, but I'd guess much less than you think. This strikes me as one of those situations where the times Hank misplays the puck heavily outweigh in ones mind the times where he successfully gets the puck.

But again, I'm uncertain of a way to quantify that so it's just a guess.

There's no numbers, but didn't Valiquette say that Hank gives up 3-4 goals every year because of poor puck handling?

 

[Hunter Gathers]

There's no numbers, but didn't Valiquette say that Hank gives up 3-4 goals every year because of poor puck handling?

Likely 3-4 directly attributed to it and a good amount that comes from being pinned in the zone due to his giveaways.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Since we feel that the discussion about goaltenders in both player discussion threads has merged, please continue here: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2161929