Reports flooded the intarwebz Monday that the Blackhawks signed goalie and Elite league playoff MVP Antti Raanta. Raanta is 24 years old, 6'0" tall, and 187 lbs. He looks like he plays a style closer to former Blackhawks cup winning goalie Antti Niemi, and maybe even a little Jonathan Quick. He seems to cover the low part of the net very well, and the guys at the Goalie Guild say that Raanta reminds them of the Blue Jacket's Bobrovsky. This signing seems very eerily like the May 5th 2008 signing of a certain finnish goalie named Antti Niemi. Great move by Stan Bowman.
It was speculated as soon as yesterday that the Minnesota Wild were going to sign him. Bravo to the Hawks for stealing this one out from under the Wild's nose.
SOURCE: http://blackhawks.nhl.com
