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Bit of a surprise but I agree the price was too steep for what he'd bring to the Wings, and I concur it would have been even steeper for the Wings. He's a good fit for the Preda, though. Looks like they're planning to make a serious run in the postseason.

Overall, the Leafs got fleeced, though. If that continues, after their fire sale, it could be really ugly for the white and blue.

Would of been a 1st and pulkkinen I'm guessing

My guess is Jeff Petry

Ya depending the price could be but im sure other teams will target petry as well now which will really rise up the asking price

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Would of been a 1st and pulkkinen I'm guessing

The first would have been too high, let alone sending Pulkamania to run wild in Toronto. Then again, they'd probably sign him to a Kessel-like contract after he unleashes the Holy Slapper for an NHL goal in this home rink.

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Marchenko or Ouellet will take the final spot for playoff time. Listening to Holland's recent interviews I really don't think we're doing much. Green is still available, but Washington is in a Wildcard spot so I don't see them trading him. Also, we're just 4 pts. ahead of them so I don't know why they'd want to help us out. I'm fine without a trade now. Adding the RH Dman was supposed to help our PP and our get our offence going. Our PP is #1 and our offence has been doing well. With Marchenko we have a viable RH shot on D and having him seems to have helped Smith.

I just hope we find a taker for Kindl at the deadline.

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This is franson right now with all the leafs behind him.

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Not really. Players want to play in Toronto, regardless of how bad they are. It's a huge city and the biggest hockey market in the world. Nashville is the furthest thing from that.

Yeah, there's less pressure in Nashville and they're a better team, but come on.

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Why would you trade for Zid when you can sign Chelios - almost about the same age.

Petry is RH version of Quincey, why would you trade 2nd rounder and a prospect for 5th-6th def?

If we can end up with Yandle (yes he's LHD but can play on both sides) and get rid of one Def (Big E, Quincey or Kindl), 1st rounder (2016) with some prospects not named Mantha/Larkin I would go for it. Otherwise, wait for the FA.

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Not really. Players want to play in Toronto, regardless of how bad they are. It's a huge city and the biggest hockey market in the world. Nashville is the furthest thing from that.

Yeah, there's less pressure in Nashville and they're a better team, but come on.

That's why free agents flock there. Oh, wait...

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first off, F rentals

second, i dont think hes the missing piece that will make us win the cup this year.

good for the preds and leafs though, preds got better and are looking to make a serious run for the cup this year and the leafs are a mess so they got a first rounder for a player that was leaving this off season.

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Personally I think Toronto got the better of this deal.

Franson and Santorelli were leaving anyways at the end of the season and they got a 1st, a prospect and another player they are going to flip before the deadline.

I'm glad the Wings passed on Franson, having seen a lot of Leafs games here in Toronto, Franson turns the puck over more frequently than Ericsson.

I don't think its a bad trade for Nashville either though, they get 2 pieces they can definitely use as part of a run.

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Haha typical LGW. We didn't land him, so... we didn't even want him... Franson is garbage, not worth the asking price...

At no point have I ever in any way supported the idea of pursuing Franson at any cost.

Had we landed him for a first I would have been first in line to criticize the terrible trade.

We already made the overpaying for a rental mistake last season, this is the same thing but at a greater cost.

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I don't think, at this point, you can say who won and who lost. They both flipped pieces they didn't want/need/weren't in the long term plans for pieces that they did need or want. Good deal for both sides when you consider where the teams are right now.

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Haha typical LGW. We didn't land him, so... we didn't even want him... Franson is garbage, not worth the asking price...

I would of taken him but not at any price ... With what Nashville gave up what do you think we would of had to give to get him? A 1st rounder and who?

I personally want to keep our 1st round pick unless we got a top 4d who was locked up for a few more years

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Where is this "at any cost" coming from? Obviously I wouldn't have given up the farm for him, but we could have easily beaten out the Preds in that trade, without giving up too much. No, a first round pick isn't ideal but I think we could have given up a second and a better prospect and got the deal done. I just find it hilarious how people come on here saying, he isn't the player we needed. If he isn't the type of defenseman this team needs, then that player doesn't exist. Of all the players available (taking cost into account) he absolutely was the best fit for this team. But yeah, keep talking about Yandle... Not going to happen, nor should it...

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Where is this "at any cost" coming from? Obviously I wouldn't have given up the farm for him, but we could have easily beaten out the Preds in that trade, without giving up too much. No, a first round pick isn't ideal but I think we could have given up a second and a better prospect and got the deal done. I just find it hilarious how people come on here saying, he isn't the player we needed. If he isn't the type of defenseman this team needs, then that player doesn't exist. Of all the players available (taking cost into account) he absolutely was the best fit for this team. But yeah, keep talking about Yandle... Not going to happen, nor should it...

Yandle probably won't happen because Holland won't have the guts to pay the price, but Franson isn't anything special. Big and right-handed are the only reasons he made sense at all. Not to mention, Franson could walk this summer.

I'm thrilled Holland didn't overpay for Franson. The Wings not getting him doesn't change my stance whatsoever.

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Where is this "at any cost" coming from? Obviously I wouldn't have given up the farm for him, but we could have easily beaten out the Preds in that trade, without giving up too much. No, a first round pick isn't ideal but I think we could have given up a second and a better prospect and got the deal done. I just find it hilarious how people come on here saying, he isn't the player we needed. If he isn't the type of defenseman this team needs, then that player doesn't exist. Of all the players available (taking cost into account) he absolutely was the best fit for this team. But yeah, keep talking about Yandle... Not going to happen, nor should it...

Um this was about the prospect for the Leafs it was about the first and no the Wings wouldn't have been able to beat this offer given 1 simple fact: the price of trading him to a divisional opponent would have been much higher add to that all that Babcock speculation and well Franson would have cost at least a first and a very solid prospect.

Nashville has one heck of a defense now maybe even the best one.

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Yandle probably won't happen because Holland is smart enough to not get fleeced, but Franson isn't anything special. Big and right-handed are the only reasons he made sense at all. Not to mention, Franson could walk this summer.

I'm thrilled Holland didn't overpay for Franson. The Wings not getting him doesn't change my stance whatsoever.

FIFY

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FIFY

Except Yandle would be worth the price, unlike Quincey and Legwand. You gotta give to get something and Holland has either been reluctant to do so lately in trades or overpaid for low impact pieces. We can either keep lamenting the lack of a puck-moving offensive d-man or pray one actually signs here again next summer.

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