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Franson in tonight and aulie out.
Franson will play in only his 12th game of the season. The promising offensive defender has no fantasy hockey value until he gets a consistent role with the team.
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Cody Franson are the only lineup changes for the leafs tonight in boston. Kieth aulie comes out.
Franson is scheduled to play his seventh game of the season. Until the offensive defenseman regularly plays he holds no fantasy hockey value.
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Cody Franson skated with Luke Schenn for much of practice today
Franson draws back into the lineup as the Leafs plan on dressing seven defensemen. He registered an assist over the past four games.
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Another thing to keep in mind: Cody Franson likely gets worked into the lineup against his former team in Nashville on Thursday.
Franson could get into another game against his former team. Thus far, the offensive defenseman registered only one assist as he played in only four of the team's 18 games.
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Cody Franson last #Leafs D off the ice. Assume he's the healthy scratch on the back-end. #FlaPanthers #NHL
Once again, look for Franson to draw out of the Leafs lineup. He has one assist through four games, sitting the other 11.
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Franson in, Schenn out.
Franson has posted an assist through his first three games with the Leafs. Tonight will only be his fourth appearance, sitting out 10 full games.
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Franson has been a healthy scratch 8 times this season and hasn't played since October 20th at Boston.
Franson could get a chance to re-enter the lineup with Jake Gardiner's sudden injury. Check back tomorrow to see if the former Vancouver Giant draws in.
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Liles-komisarek.
Looks like Franson draws out for yet another game. Playing in only three of the team's seven games signifies his order on their depth chart. Might want to look for better options at his point.
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Schenn paired with gardiner while liles saddles up alongside franson.
Franson actually does draw into the lineup with Mike Komisarek taking a seat.
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No expected changes on blueline for the leafs.
With no changes to the lineup, Franson will be scratched for the fourth time in six games.
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Jake gardiner is back in while cody franson is out.
Through his first two games in a Leafs uni, Franson registered an assist with a minus-1 rating. As the team's 'seventh defenseman' he figures to rotate between the press box and lineup all season.
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PP D pairings are Liles-Phaneuf, Gunnarsson-Franson.
Franson enters the lineup and will be inserted into the second PP unit. Last season six of his 29 points came via PP indicating he could earn more value with increased playing time.
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Cody franson in saturday. Won't speculate on who come's out.
Franson should draw in for Mike Komisarek; perhaps the latter follows Hendrick on Twitter. Last season, he managed to score eight goals and 29 points with the Nashville Predators -- a playoff team. For some puzzling reason, he has yet to crack the Leafs' lineup.
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Cody franson and clarke macarthur are both expected to play saturday.
Franson likely draws into the third pairing, taking the place of Mike Komisarek. Last season, he managed to score eight goals and 29 points with the Nashville Predators -- a playoff team. For some puzzling reason, he has yet to crack the Leafs' lineup.
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TORONTO - Cody Franson thought he came here to make a difference on defence, not to sit on the bench.
Moving Franson to the bench should make him play with a chip on his shoulder. Last season he scored eight goals and 29 points through 80 games with the Nashville Predators. He could match those totals if given significant ice time,
“I want to be a big part of this team,” said Franson. “I don’t want to be in the role that I had in Nashville where I was a 5-6 guy. They didn’t see me moving up their ladder. It ate away at me.
Franson won't make the top four right away but could move up if he produces. The 24-year-old scored eight goals and 29 points in 80 games with the Nashville Predators last season.
The deal with the Leafs sent defenseman Cody Franson and injured center Matthew Lombardi to Toronto in exchange for defenseman Brett Lebda and 22 year old Robert Slaney who played mostly in the ECHL last season.