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New York Rangers: Assessing the Rangers’ Most Valuable Contract

By Timothy Haggerty

Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 25, 2017; Newark, NJ, USA; New York Rangers goalie Antti Raanta (32) makes a save on New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri (21) in overtime at Prudential Center. The Rangers defeated the Devils in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2017; Newark, NJ, USA; New York Rangers goalie Antti Raanta (32) makes a save on New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri (21) in overtime at Prudential Center. The Rangers defeated the Devils in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports /

#10: Antti Raanta

Raanta has had an incredible year with the Rangers as the backup goalie behind Henrik Lundqvist. His contract makes it even better.

Raanta is signed at $1,000,000 through 2017-2018. This season, Raanta is 15-7-2 through 24 starts with the Rangers. Meaning, the Rangers paying Raanta roughly $66,600 per win.

To put that into perspective, the Rangers are essentially paying Lundqvist $316,000 per win.

Raanta comes in at ten on this list because he can only be so effective on a day-to-day basis. He isn’t the Rangers starting goalie, and he wont be come playoff time unless Lundqvist isn’t healthy.

However, in a broad spectrum, having a backup goalie that can be this effective at this price makes him very valuable to the New York Rangers.

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