Michael Pachla: Building the 2016-17 Buffalo Sabres roster--D, Cody Franson

Gold medal for me!

Gold medal for me!
- SabreWest

Don't let it get wet

As someone that didnt want Franson from the start I do think that Nelson having early success could provide and nice push from franson.
He is not a bad player when put in the right situations.

Regarding nelson... Id almost rather him play a little in rochester to start and play top pair minutes. Allow them to see what hes got in all situations

Gold medal for me!
- SabreWest

here's a big one for ya:

Michael Pachla: Building the 2016-17 Buffalo Sabres roster--D, Cody Franson
- Michael Pachla

Can Cody play goalie ?

The best thing about Franson is that he'll be gone by the end of this season, if not sooner. If Murray can trade him for a 7th round pick, then I say "do it". The next best thing would be for that inner ear/vertigo issue to re-emerge and he is put on the LTIR. Harsh? Yes. Obviously I am not a fan of Franson. The sooner he is off the roster, the better.

End of rant.

As someone that didnt want Franson from the start I do think that Nelson having early success could provide and nice push from franson.
He is not a bad player when put in the right situations.

Regarding nelson... Id almost rather him play a little in rochester to start and play top pair minutes. Allow them to see what hes got in all situations
- yen6d1

nelson has the tools and temperament, but he needs to learn how to deal with the size and style of professional players...needs to bulk up a little as well

The best thing about Franson is that he'll be gone by the end of this season, if not sooner. If Murray can trade him for a 7th round pick, then I say "do it". The next best thing would be for that inner ear/vertigo issue to re-emerge and he is put on the LTIR. Harsh? Yes. Obviously I am not a fan of Franson. The sooner he is off the roster, the better.

End of rant.
- SabreWest

youre not crazy

The best thing about Franson is that he'll be gone by the end of this season, if not sooner. If Murray can trade him for a 7th round pick, then I say "do it". The next best thing would be for that inner ear/vertigo issue to re-emerge and he is put on the LTIR. Harsh? Yes. Obviously I am not a fan of Franson. The sooner he is off the roster, the better.

End of rant.
- SabreWest

is that joe buscaglia in your avatar?

The Hockey Hangout ‏@HockeyHangout · 13h13 hours ago

Trump keeps saying these are " the worst deals in history" nah letting Chris Drury and Daniel Briere walk was the worst.


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The best thing about Franson is that he'll be gone by the end of this season, if not sooner. If Murray can trade him for a 7th round pick, then I say "do it". The next best thing would be for that inner ear/vertigo issue to re-emerge and he is put on the LTIR. Harsh? Yes. Obviously I am not a fan of Franson. The sooner he is off the roster, the better.

End of rant.
- SabreWest

Eh. I don't think he's that terrible. We've had worse, IMO. His skating is a concern, that's for sure. My nickname for him is Cody "Concrete Feet" Franson. I think in general he does bring a bit of something to the lineup that we need, but he didn't seem to generate that much of it last year. Hopefully we see something different this year.

Think about it this way, if he has a decent year, maybe Murray can manage to get something better than a 7th rounder at the deadline. Win/win if you ask me.

nelson has the tools and temperament, but he needs to learn how to deal with the size and style of professional players...needs to bulk up a little as well
- Michael Pachla

Agreed, we are finally at a point where we dont need to rush any prospects.
Guhle included

Eh. I don't think he's that terrible. We've had worse, IMO. His skating is a concern, that's for sure. My nickname for him is Cody "Concrete Feet" Franson. I think in general he does bring a bit of something to the lineup that we need, but he didn't seem to generate that much of it last year. Hopefully we see something different this year.

Think about it this way, if he has a decent year, maybe Murray can manage to get something better than a 7th rounder at the deadline. Win/win if you ask me.
- HonkFortheGoose

Her certainly has good verteran attributes that he doesn't get enough credit for, but in a 7 games series his flaws could be exposed badly.

nelson has the tools and temperament, but he needs to learn how to deal with the size and style of professional players...needs to bulk up a little as well
- Michael Pachla

Where have I heard this before?

Oh, right. It's all the same stuff that's been said about Pysyk for years. Pysyk never really did bulk up at all though. Which I think is part of why they decided to move on from him. He wasn't one of Murray's "prototype guys."

The Hockey Hangout ‏@HockeyHangout · 13h13 hours ago

Trump keeps saying these are " the worst deals in history" nah letting Chris Drury and Daniel Briere walk was the worst.


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- Buffalo--Sabres

bump

Her certainly has good verteran attributes that he doesn't get enough credit for, but in a 7 games series his flaws could be exposed badly.
- Buffalo--Sabres

I'm a bit interested to see if him coming into camp more lean has helped his skating at all. That is really his Achilles heel. The rest of his game is actually pretty solid.

Where have I heard this before?

Oh, right. It's all the same stuff that's been said about Pysyk for years. Pysyk never really did bulk up at all though. Which I think is part of why they decided to move on from him. He wasn't one of Murray's "prototype guys."
- HonkFortheGoose

point taken, but one of the big differences from what little we saw of nelson was his comfort-level at the point on the powerplay...nelson's wheel's were churning but he's looked very calm out there

Where have I heard this before?

Oh, right. It's all the same stuff that's been said about Pysyk for years. Pysyk never really did bulk up at all though. Which I think is part of why they decided to move on from him. He wasn't one of Murray's "prototype guys."
- HonkFortheGoose

Idk as a pysyk fan and seeing him in the panthers roster i think he got moved because he was just average.
we were so bad for so long that he stood out but in reality i dont think he's an impact top 4 guy on a good team

Michael Pachla: Building the 2016-17 Buffalo Sabres roster--D, Cody Franson
- Michael Pachla

franson on the bottom pair is the least of our problem

franson on the pp is not the solution

that's an expensive third d pairing..

point taken, but one of the big differences from what little we saw of nelson was his comfort-level at the point on the powerplay...nelson's wheel's were churning but he's looked very calm out there
- Michael Pachla

I'd say Nelson looked calmer than risto the last few weeks of the season


he deserves a spot in the lineup every night IMO

No.

that's an expensive third d pairing..
- IndianaSabresFan

and slow

point taken, but one of the big differences from what little we saw of nelson was his comfort-level at the point on the powerplay...nelson's wheel's were churning but he's looked very calm out there
- Michael Pachla

We've seen that out of guys coming in for their first stint late in the year though before as well. It'll be interesting to keep an eye on him and see what happens.