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Originally Posted by Wild GM
Is there a player in the league with a larger gap between fan perception and league reality than Cody Franson. I may be off base but it seems like he's a guy that the analytical community has really pushed. Moreover, ever free agency he's looked at as a guy that will be sought after - and yet he just sits there. And now he goes on waivers, with most of us (including myself) believing he would be snapped up for sure.
Does he just suck and we don't see it?
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On the NHL satellite radio station they called him the anti Kris Russell for similar reasons.
One thing about Franson is that he is quite slow and that seems to be poison for GM's.