Speculation: Will we sign Antti Raanta?

[_Del_]

If we knew we didn't have the money, we should have dealt him for something that would help us. That's even worse.

 

[Antonche]

4x4 would be a good contract.

 

[Jakey53]

If we knew we didn't have the money, we should have dealt him for something that would help us. That's even worse.

Exactly. That is why he will be signed. All signs point to that.

 

[rt]

4x4 would be a good contract.

That’s going to be the deal. I think OEL will get 60mil/8yrs

 

[hbk]

That’s going to be the deal. I think OEL will get 60mil/8yrs

I think OEL gets in excess of $8M per. Maybe over $9M.

 

[rt]

I think OEL gets in excess of $8M per. Maybe over $9M.

Should’ve traded him to Tampa then.

 

[cobra427]

I think OEL gets in excess of $8M per. Maybe over $9M.

I agree, think it is 8 or 9+, 7-8 years.

 

[cobra427]

4x4 would be a good contract.

For Raanta, doubt we pay 4 mill unless it is shorter like 2 years. I think it will be 4 years at 3-3.5 mill.

 

[moosemeister]

For Raanta, doubt we pay 4 mill unless it is shorter like 2 years. I think it will be 4 years at 3-3.5 mill.

I’d photoshop myself getting married to Chayka if that were the dollar figure

 

[cobra427]

I’d photoshop myself getting married to Chayka if that were the dollar figure

Prepare to photoshop then

 

[rt]

I agree, think it is 8 or 9+, 7-8 years.

Yikes. Mistake not to trade him then.

 

[cobra427]

Yikes. Mistake not to trade him then.

We can't keep trading our home grown top players because we don't want to pay them market value. We haven't recovered from the Yandle trade either.

 

[rt]

We can't keep trading our home grown top players because we don't want to pay them market value. We haven't recovered from the Yandle trade either.

He played like a 4m D all of last season. He’s alternated between playing like a 4m D and a 7m D for small spurts for most of this season. It’s been too long since he’s deserved consideration for the kinds of contracts folks are talking about here.

If that’s what he thinks he’s worth, we made a mistake not trading him. If he played the rest of that contract like he’s played this season, it would be a complete disaster.

 

[hbk]

He played like a 4m D all of last season. He’s alternated between playing like a 4m D and a 7m D for small spurts for most of this season. It’s been too long since he’s deserved consideration for the kinds of contracts folks are talking about here.

If that’s what he thinks he’s worth, we made a mistake not trading him. If he played the rest of that contract like he’s played this season, it would be a complete disaster.

I'm not disagreeing rt on whether or not a trade would be good to the franchise but it's fairly obvious that the plan is to hand OEL a blank check and overpay him to get him to stay. I get disagreeing with it but this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. If it is, I'm curious what you thought was going on.

 

[Name Nameless]

He played like a 4m D all of last season. He’s alternated between playing like a 4m D and a 7m D for small spurts for most of this season. It’s been too long since he’s deserved consideration for the kinds of contracts folks are talking about here.

If that’s what he thinks he’s worth, we made a mistake not trading him. If he played the rest of that contract like he’s played this season, it would be a complete disaster.

Sadly, when I lurk around in threads about "most overrated player in the NHL" OEL is a very popular name to mention.

There is quality in his play obviously. Don't know exactly what to make of it, but I'm afraid he is not entirely as good as that kind of super-contract would imply. Thinking he should have been traded at the dead-line that was, but no. For all we know, they might have hoped for some big offers, and didn't get it.

Just hoping they resign Raanta... OEL has one more season on his current contract though. So he can still be traded if they don't think the asking price and what they will pay mesh.

 

[Mosby]

^ You can't use the main boards to rate OEL. Those people lick windows.

 

[Name Nameless]

^ You can't use the main boards to rate OEL. Those people lick windows.

Yeah, let's hope that's the explanaition.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

I see these posts where folks think OEL will get 8m and more on his next contract? I wish people would make suggestions on what team has the cap to fit him into their lineup.
He certainly isn't a top 5 Dman in the league, probably not in the top 15. I know there might be one sucker that will overpay him, but the it's going to be a very short list of suitors.

 

[AZviaNJ]

$4M for Darling is about right for a starter, and Carolina thought he was ready for that job, just like the Yotes think Raanta is for us. I would expect to pay 3.5 - 4M/yr. for Raanta, and if we have to maybe a bit more, but I don't see anyone outbid us. I we walk away from Raanta a $4M/yr. then we know AB does not have the funds for OEL and Raanta, which could be the case.

4 year/$16.6M for Darling.....that's a fair deal for Raanta and the Coyotes. Right term, right $$$

 

[AZviaNJ]

I see these posts where folks think OEL will get 8m and more on his next contract? I wish people would make suggestions on what team has the cap to fit him into their lineup.
He certainly isn't a top 5 Dman in the league, probably not in the top 15. I know there might be one sucker that will overpay him, but the it's going to be a very short list of suitors.

With the Cap going up to potentially $82m, fitting OEL at $8m won't be a problem for many teams. There will be a least 2-3 teams that'll go in big for OEL if given the opportunity.

 

[Jakey53]

He played like a 4m D all of last season. He’s alternated between playing like a 4m D and a 7m D for small spurts for most of this season. It’s been too long since he’s deserved consideration for the kinds of contracts folks are talking about here.

If that’s what he thinks he’s worth, we made a mistake not trading him. If he played the rest of that contract like he’s played this season, it would be a complete disaster.

The whole team played like s--- the first part of the year, but OEL is playing great hockey right now. Bobby Orr would look like a $4M D if playing with Schenn, Murphy or Stone.

 

[cobra427]

The whole team played like s--- the first part of the year, but OEL is playing great hockey right now. Bobby Orr would look like a $4M D if playing with Schenn, Murphy or Stone.

Bobby Orr would make Schenn/Murphy/Stone look like Duncan Keith

 

[rt]

With the Cap going up to potentially $82m, fitting OEL at $8m won't be a problem for many teams. There will be a least 2-3 teams that'll go in big for OEL if given the opportunity.

That’s a decent point. I should probably look at it as “what percentage of the cap is this guy worth” rather than being hung up on the number itself. I’m always two years behind on salary expectations anyway. I have been for 10 years. Or is it 12?

 

[Daisy Ridley]

For Raanta, doubt we pay 4 mill unless it is shorter like 2 years. I think it will be 4 years at 3-3.5 mill.

That'd be great value. I'd rather have Raanta at that cap hit than Bobrosvky at whatever his next contract is (8 mil?)

 

[Daisy Ridley]

We can't keep trading our home grown top players because we don't want to pay them market value. We haven't recovered from the Yandle trade either.

from my memory Yandle didn't do much after moving on though? would have been nice if duclair turned into something