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Originally Posted by getoverit
Yep no good happens when trading with Toronto. still crying over the Gilmour trade  and Dion was a cluster, still pissed Sutter didn't do a better job in shopping him for a better return. |
The Colborne trade turned out pretty awesome.
If Franson could be had for cheap, I would seriously consider it. Doubly so if they can get permission to ask him about whether he would sign an extension before pulling the trigger on the trade.
It is going to be very hard to develop depth on D that can get to the NHL roster as fast as our forwards are showing to be developing. Short of finding an Ekblad in the second round this draft, spending that second round pick on a player that can carry the load for the rest of this season + the next 4 after it is entirely worth it.
I can see Franson being very successful in a system like ours with a leader like Giordano setting the example as opposed to Phaneuf. He looked really good in his Nashville years putting up similar points as he is now with the leafs but with a very plus rating.