Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Is It Hockey Yet?

[Young Lions*]

He's like the 3rd or 4th best free agent d-man of the summer... if he was going to sign for 1.5 he'd have done it by now.

There's clearly no demand for his services at whatever his asking price is. Something's gotta give.

 

[czar99]

Stauffer said it sounds like Franson will sign with a Eastern conference team within the next 24 to 48 hours.

Pittsburgh.....

 

[Spawn]

Hard to think LA and Dallas miss again. The division was putrid this year outside of Anaheim.

Why is it hard to think? LA has never been a good regular season team. They were an 8th and 5th place team in their cup wins and are worse than they used to be.

The Stars have done nothing significant to improve their team imo. Still have a bottom 5 defense in the league. Sharp and Oduya are not the type of player that is going to make a big enough difference for them.

 

[oilz89*]

Pittsburgh.....

These **** defensemen like Franson sign in the Eastern Conference because they suck terribly in the Western Conference... Funny thing is Franson was bad for the leafs but good for the short period of time with Nashville

 

[Worraps]

Pittsburgh.....

Stauffer was hinting towards Buffalo or Carolina.

 

[oilz89*]

Stauffer was hinting towards Buffalo or Carolina.

I'm saying Buffalo. The creepy Tim Murray knows how to get it done

 

[Soundwave]

I don't want to drag it to death, but I don't think the Giordano deal is all that great. He's effectively 32 now and still has another year remaining on his existing deal.

So this extension doesn't start until he's 33 years old and runs for 6 more years. IMO he took the Flames to the cleaners on that, a 33-year-old should not be getting a 6 year extension north of 6 per.

I don't think it's as great of a deal as people think. They'll be regretting it when he's 37/38. It doesn't look like it's front loaded either, so buying it out is not going to be easy.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I don't want to drag it to death, but I don't think the Giordano deal is all that great. He's effectively 32 now and still has another year remaining on his existing deal.

So this extension doesn't start until he's 33 years old and runs for 6 more years. I don't think it's as great of a deal as people think. They'll be regretting it when he's 37/38.

In the short term it is a very good deal, by years 3-6 of his deal though it could be a different story.

 

[doulos]

I don't want to drag it to death, but I don't think the Giordano deal is all that great. He's effectively 32 now and still has another year remaining on his existing deal.

So this extension doesn't start until he's 33 years old and runs for 6 more years. IMO he took the Flames to the cleaners on that, a 33-year-old should not be getting a 6 year extension north of 6 per.

I don't think it's as great of a deal as people think. They'll be regretting it when he's 37/38. It doesn't look like it's front loaded either, so buying it out is not going to be easy.

All he has to do is perform at the same level he has been for the first half of that contract and it's done it's job. In 4-5 years that contract is not going to be near as much of the cap as it is today.

 

[nabob]

These **** defensemen like Franson sign in the Eastern Conference because they suck terribly in the Western Conference... Funny thing is Franson was bad for the leafs but good for the short period of time with Nashville

Pretty sure he was much better with Toronto than Nashville. Even though he played a much easier role

 

[nabob]

All he has to do is perform at the same level he has been for the first half of that contract and it's done it's job. In 4-5 years that contract is not going to be near as much of the cap as it is today.

Wouldn't be too sure that the cap is going to be rising as much as predicted with the Canadian economy in the dump.

 

[Riptide]

Pittsburgh.....

I don't think so. Unless he's signing dirt cheap (like 1m), Pittsburgh can't afford him. And their blueline is fairly full unless they can move Scuderi or Lovejoy.

 

[HotToddy75]

It is my dream that Franson finally signing is the domino that allows Chiarelli to move Nikitin and finish his work on the blue line.

 

[McGoMcD]

It is my dream that Franson finally signing is the domino that allows Chiarelli to move Nikitin and finish his work on the blue line.

One can dream.

 

[Del Preston]

btw bob nicholson is on the show for the next hour.

 

[belair]

He signs in Boston.

We don't have the space for another defenseman unless we move one out.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

He signs in Boston.

We don't have the space for another defenseman unless we move one out.

Pretty much. If we were to add him then one of Fayne or Schultz would need to move and even then we could still stand to drop Nikitin.

 

[LTIR]

about 3 hours ago it was suggested Boston was the front runner

okay then lets change the rumor to Edmonton, Boston and one other team

 

[SK13]

Pretty much. If we were to add him then one of Fayne or Schultz would need to move and even then we could still stand to drop Nikitin.

Just don't think space is an issue for Chiarelli. Nikitin is toast without a good training camp, anyway - it'll probably just come in the form of a demotion.

Not that I believe Franson is an actual target for the Oilers.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Pretty much. If we were to add him then one of Fayne or Schultz would need to move and even then we could still stand to drop Nikitin.

we add someone--we need to send someone out--I do not see the oilers sending NN down

oilers D

we have 7 maybe 8 guys already in line for the starting 6
Sekera, Schultz, Klefbom, Gryba, Fayne, The Slug, and Ference are all NHLers already
we then have Reinhart pushing and of course Nurse sucking in the teet on the farm.

We are heading towards a back log and we still need to address our D on top of that

four years from now Klefbom, Nurse, Reinhart and Sekera still lacks punch to me


btw

radio talking heads are saying it is either BB or Pens

 

[nabob]

okay then lets change the rumor to Edmonton, Boston and one other team

Pretty sure the Oilers are just being thrown in the mix my bus agent to try to gain some leverage in negotiations because he has none.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Pretty sure the Oilers are just being thrown in the mix my bus agent to try to gain some leverage in negotiations because he has none.

oilers get tossed in every mix to raise the value

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Just don't think space is an issue for Chiarelli. Nikitin is toast without a good training camp, anyway - it'll probably just come in the form of a demotion.

Not that I believe Franson is an actual target for the Oilers.

Agreed, Chia will go out and get what he can to improve the team as long as it doesn't cripple us cap wise. There's a 90%+ chance that Nikitin gets waived the way that I see it.

we add someone--we need to send someone out--I do not see the oilers sending NN down

oilers D

we have 7 maybe 8 guys already in line for the starting 6
Sekera, Schultz, Klefbom, Gryba, Fayne, The Slug, and Ference are all NHLers already
we then have Reinhart pushing and of course Nurse sucking in the teet on the farm.

We are heading towards a back log and we still need to address our D on top of that

four years from now Klefbom, Nurse, Reinhart and Sekera still lacks punch to me


btw

radio talking heads are saying it is either BB or Pens

Nikitin is gone at the end of the season. He did us no favors with the contract that he signed and he most certainly didn't do us any favors with his play last season. If we can add an actual NHL D that could be a fit beyond this season just by sending NN down then Chia will do it.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Pretty sure the Oilers are just being thrown in the mix my bus agent to try to gain some leverage in negotiations because he has none.

If I were one of the negotiating GM's I'd ask Franson where the cap space on Edmonton comes from to sign him to anything over $3 million.

 

[Homesick]

If I were one of the negotiating GM's I'd ask Franson where the cap space on Edmonton comes from to sign him to anything over $3 million.

I think Oiler fans look at Franson the same way 29 other fan bases looked at Petry. I don't think as some of you would like to believe just because he played for a team that sucked.