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Franson signs - 1 year 3.3 million

A mid-range prospect or a 2nd round pick would be my guess at Franson's return, if they deal him on his own. If he's part of a larger package, then who knows.
 
I'd happily trade Franson for a useful player, like Gorges would have been. Or a forward prospect. But not a pick, assuming that the Leafs would not get a 1st for him.
 
the move they should be making is packaging something like Holland, Franson, and Reimer for one good player, even if that player might be overpaid.
 
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the move they should be making is packaging something like Holland, Franson, and Reimer for one good player, even if that player might be overpaid.
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Agreed. Those 3 for something like Wideman + would be a good idea.
 
I can see Dallas, San Jose, Minnesota, Detroit, and Brooklyn looking for an offensive defenseman.

Maybe to Arizona, with things for Yandle, who they seemingly don't want to pay.
 
I'd trade him for a pick. Don't forget he is basically a rental at this point. He'll be gone after next season for nothing.

The Sens got nothing for Spezza.
 
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Leafs will take what they can get.....preferably they'd want to package him with other assets for a more meaningful piece (which is always the preferred route, but often the least available), deal him for a useful player ala Gorges, or deal him for a pick so that we don't lose him for nothing.

They may also feel that keeping him, and dealing him as a rental at the deadline might be a viable option if no worthwhile trade offers come their way right now.

Only option that isn't very likely, is him being a Leaf all year and leaving for nothing next summer.
 
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Franson isn't some young dman with upside anymore. He'll be 27 in a couple of weeks, can't play defense, is a rental player, is a PP specialist and only scored 33 points last year getting ~3 min/game on the PP so he isn't even a very good pp specialist.

I wouldn't be holding my breath for a great return. And I'd prefer a pick over another big contract like Georges.
 
I really don't understand the hate fro Franson - he had his hiccups last season, but I like what he brings. The toughest part is finding his ideal partner, he played well with a shutdown guy on his pairing.

The guy is currently our best powerplay option on the right-side. Nice movement, hard low shot, and an uncanny ability to knock pucks down on the dump.

As for salary, we got him at a bargain last season due to the cap being artificially reduced - it should be no surprise that he got a raise.
 
Wanting Franson gone doesn't mean you "hate" him. He's just superfluous at this point. There's just no need for this team to keep an expensive power-play specialist who can only play bottom-pairing minutes 5-on-five. Not when we've got Phaneuf, Rielly and Gardiner already in the lineup, and a few other young defensemen with offensive potential knocking at the door.

There are better ways to use that cap-space, and it's past time that we actually gave some of our young defensemen an actual crack at an NHL roster spot. If he comes back, Franson will be standing in their way.
 
I hate him.

I would much prefer Dion as the trigerman on the right side of the PP seeing as how he is the third highest scoring D man in the NHL since he entered the league with 114 goals and Franson scored a grand total of 1 PP goal last year. And then with Dion on the off wing you actually get one timer opportunities on the PP like every other PP in the league, and a better playmaker in Rielly or Gardiner as the QB.
 
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