Cody Franson has spent the past two seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, but with free agency looming, the veteran defenceman said he's open to re-joining the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer.
Franson was asked Monday ahead of his team's matchup with the Maple Leafs whether he'd be open to signing with Toronto this summer.
"Oh yeah, for sure," Franson said, per the Toronto Sun, when asked if he would be open to signing with the Leafs.
I'd welcome Franson back on the bottom pairing. Better than Hunwick or Polak and his size +shot would always be welcome.
Agreed. I think this management team would be interested in signing him as well if it makes sense.
So much for veterans not wanting to play for Babcock.
I would rather Carrick get third pairing minutes then sign Franson. We'll most likely be aiming for a top 4 defenseman this off season which moves Carrick to our bottom pairing which would be perfect. No thanks to Franson
I don't see him fitting in with the speed game they're trying to promote.
I would rather Carrick get third pairing minutes then sign Franson. We'll most likely be aiming for a top 4 defenseman this off season which moves Carrick to our bottom pairing which would be perfect. No thanks to Franson
No thanks.
I rather have polak back for a year
Scoring isn't our issue anymore... it's Defense. Cody isn't good at the D. He's good at shooting.
Franson is pretty good defensively. His footspeed isn't great.
Not sure why people think he's all offense. He hasn't even scored 20 points this season. He's been much better defensively than he has offensively.
He's so much better than Polak it isn't even close.
I thought he was awful defensively, for a big guy his lack of physicality was maddening. His zone coverage wasn't good, his pass out of our zone wa just okay, he wasn't effectively on the boards or in front of out net. So glad he's gone, Andy he's done nothing since, a nice shot from the point tended to mask his glaring weakness.
Franson is much better all around than Polak. This is a little much. I like Polak but a PK speciliast that struggles 5 on 5 isn't really good. Franson is much better 5 on 5, where most of the game is played.