Sheesh, give the kid a break. Franson is new to all of this and he's only 19 years old. He's playing for Team Canada for the first time and then you add in traveling all the way to Sweden and playing on the bigger rinks under a ton of pressure - it's not surprising if he's nervous. He's a smart kid, he'll settle down. Better he makes his mistakes and gets over his nerves in the exhibition games - that's what they're for.
I know he's new and i'm behind the guy 100%.I realise it's not easy and he's going to be nervous and his play can reflect that at times. I am just trying to say that if a guy continues to show difficulties in adjusting that the coaches will have to keep an eye on that and maybe limit his ice-time accordingly.It's a tough tournament with the speed and level of play and some players can just not be ready for it,it is not a black mark on the kid at this stage at all........just reality.We have a job to do over here and it needs to be done,the competition is too strong to ignore struggles of one particular player.My hope is that Franson can weather the upcoming challenges and contribute because he is a young man who wants to play his very best.Even if he can't do that i still respect the kid.............very few people have the God given ability to even be in a tournament like this,on that alone i respect him.It's just that if he can't settle down and play the game the way he is capable of playing here he'll have to be watched and handled accordingly.
Here is to hoping he can do it.I'm always 100% behind our players.
The responsibilty is to win however,Franson himself knows that.
It may have come across different but that's all i'm trying to say.