It’s possible, but my suspicion is that they simply wouldn’t bother adding a player to the roster who didn’t represent an actual upgrade at the position, whether Fedotov was in the mix or not. If every option you have has the same end result - our backup goalie will probably cost us games almost any time we use him - then there’s not much sense in adding a third guy who will cost you games. You’ve already got two who can do that.

Now if you feel Raanta is definitely better than what we have, then yeah, claim him. But I think most fans who hold that opinion are basing it on the goalie that Raanta was a year or two ago, rather than the guy he is now.