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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Franson is better defensively, but Wideman is better at putting up, ummm... points. Sorry, this is the real world, and that matters. Franson is good, but he'll be more expensive than Wideman in two years as Wideman will be gone. Franson isn't taking a discount or a one year contract, so he's not worth our time.
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Yeah between Hamilton, Giordano and Brodie I think we're fine for offence coming from the blue line and PP guys. Franson fills a need moreso than Wideman does given our current situation. Is Franson affordable for this Flames teams given what he should demand on the open market? No. But as we've seen this July, the market is much softer than expected due to the cap, I think he could be wise to sign a 1 or 2 year "Show me" deal in a good situation and then cash in when the cap goes up as a result of the $1 billion in expansion revenue.