If the cat is doing singing, it is singing the blues for poor Olli.
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Originally Posted by Locke
Gotta say that I like this trade for the Preds a lot more than I like it for the Leafs.
Sure, the Leafs flip two UFAs for a 1st, the pick is pretty much all Toronto was after, but the Preds are going to make a run and generally have good luck re-signing UFAs.
If Franson fits and the Preds can keep him I feel this would be a slam-dunk for them. He alone, signed to a decent contract on a team like Nashville is worth more than a very late first round pick.
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The whole Franson / Nashville thing has some comparables to how Giordano left and returned to be a force for the Flames.
- Giordano leaves the Flames and goes to play in Russia for a year, comes back to the Flames as a much improved player (and develops into their best player and captain).
- Franson leaves the Preds (albeit via trade) to go play in
Siberia for a bit, comes back as a much improved player.
