Ex-Blackhawks goalie Raanta was hoping team would be swept in postseason
Apparently not every player on the Chicago Blackhawks' roster was happy with the team's success last season.
While the team was in the midst of winning its third Stanley Cup in six seasons, third-string goaltender Antti Raanta was hoping for a first-round sweep at the hands of the Nashville Predators, according to Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat sports editor Vesa Rantanen.
Apparently @ARaanta31 wasn't too pleased sitting in the press box during playoffs last year. Quite a stetement here http://t.co/FqHPXBO3Tu
— Vesa Rantanen (@vrantanen) September 2, 2015
Says Raanta: "With fingers crossed I hoped NSH would beat us (CHI) in four so I could get back to Finland sooner. I was so pissed."
— Vesa Rantanen (@vrantanen) September 2, 2015
Raanta had wanted to play AHL playoffs insead being black ace with big club. Yet he was really happy to hoist the Cup in Finland later..
— Vesa Rantanen (@vrantanen) September 2, 2015
Raanta played 14 games during the regular season, but found himself as the team's third-stringer behind Scott Darling.
The 26-year-old was traded to the New York Rangers this offseason, where he will play behind Henrik Lundqvist.