Anderson vs Raanta vs Lehner vs Darling vs Smith

[Fighting_Emu]

I bought hard on Smith but in a one year you really should grab Lack too (in a dynasty you might have to overpay for Gillies and/or Parsons like I am lol :P )

Lehner is very underrated- they did NOT bring in a big name backup/1B- theyre giving him a shot. Would not sell the farm e here but VERY intrugued...

[TOCanadafan]

It really comes down to how far these guys fall to in a draft and what your goalie situation after the earlier rounds.
If you need a "back-up" Anderson would be my choice in that if he gets hot, he tends to go on a monster run of 15-20 games. If you look at his stats, his GAA and SvPct are much better in seasons where he has played a lower number of games. Added bonus is Boucher is Ottawa's emphasis on defensive hockey.
Lehner and Smith are two options if you need a guy to plug into the line-up every day. Buffalo will be improved and Calgary should be competitive. I'd guess that Smith is going to receive too much hype and will be over-valued in a draft. Lehner proved last year that he is a #1 and managed to come close to 60 games played. In my opinion, Lehner is a much better goalie (skill / talent-wise) than Smith and is still improving.
I think in both Darling and Raanta you have two guys who may be the next Talbot (previous back-ups who find themselves as #1's on improving teams). But Talbot needed one year to settle himself. I like these two more in a keeper league, and feel that both will have ups and downs, and like Talbot, won't become high-tier goalies until 2018-19 if they ever do.

[35KrazyKanuck]

Which Anderson are you talking about......
-Craig Anderson -Frederik Anderson

[theslymonkey]

Which Anderson are you talking about......
-Craig Anderson -Frederik Anderson

Frederick AndersEn

That's how you know which one.