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Originally Posted by Cheerio
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.
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I don't really disagree with what you're saying for the most part, but where are the flames last year without Wideman? Maybe bit even in the playoffs.
Franson is a bit better defensively, but you aren't getting him on a show me deal for 2 years. I don't think so anyways.
I'm all for selling Wideman before his stock drops, but careful as Franson won't replace his offense nor will Brodie.