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Leafs shopping Franson?

by on October 25, 2011 in 2011-12 Season - 636 Comments

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From Pierre Lebrun at ESPN/TSN:

” I heard from sources on other teams Monday that Gauthier was phoning around looking for help on defense. The thing is, he’s not alone. Tampa and the New York Rangers are among the other teams also looking for blue-line help. It just so happens that Cody Franson is available in Toronto, although I’m not sure whether any of those three teams have interest in him.”

This isn’t exactly surprising news. Franson really hasn’t panned out the way most expected, and though it’s early, he’s probably better off leaving town for more help up front. Keep a close eye on this one, those struggling teams will want to turn things around as soon as possible. Is Franson the solution to their problems? Probably not, but these are teams looking desperate to shake things up.

Glove tap to Curtis Tudor for pointing this one out.

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  • Schenn

    I hope you’re right.
    The Leafs really need him, Kulemin and to a lesser extent Grabovski to start playing like they did last year, cause Kessel isn’t gonna continue on this pace forever!

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  • Anonymous

    we’d sooner trade him for a pick…

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  • Anonymous

    Oh my God, here we go again. Everybody settle down. Franson isn’t going anywhere. There will be an injury shortly and you’ll be glad you have Franman waiting in the wings. Keep in mind that maybe they are shopping another D man and using them as the decoy/tradebait. It could be Gunnar, who knows.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ralph-Smith/1032595944 Ralph Smith

    I say bench komisarek or try to send him to the Marlies for a conditioning stint to see if they can do anything with Dallas Eakins & see if his game can be improved, if not bench or get him to agree to a trade or just eat his salary & buy him out.

    Gunnarson is pretty dependable defensively but too small & not mobile enough. He could be worked into a deal for another power forward. I like Gunner but he would probally be the most attractive dman we could afford to part with,

    I like the pairings of Phaneuf/Schenn Liles/Gardiner Aulie/Franson & we still have Jesse Blacker to move up in a year or two. Aulie & Franson can take care of the front of the net & both of these boys will have a great future here if we keep them.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ralph-Smith/1032595944 Ralph Smith

    I think that the Leafs will have to trade Lillies and Graboski before
    the trade deadline as both are UFA and I don’t think the Leafs will have
    the money to resign them unless they sign for a small increase before
    the trade deadline comes up or they get rid of Komo.

    Without Lillies they have Franson who is going to be a great offensive
    player in a year of two as long as Wilson doesn’t bench him again
    without good reason, the last time they had too many dmen and decided to
    use Komo instead. Glad he broke his arm, a lot less stupid penalties,
    giveaways & not tying up his man in front of the net when Komo was gone. Franson & Aulie will be a great pair for the Leafs and they need their size.

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  • Guest

    Ahhh Franson is pretty good. A big physical player and a solid slap shot. Lets give him a couple of years here…

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