Franson starts tonight!

Cody Franson, seen here in a Predators uniform, will start with the Leafs tonight.

Although at CMU today it’s our much anticipated Homecoming game against Eastern Michigan, I’m also anticipating tonight’s game with the Leafs against Calgary. It’s been an entire week off from hockey for Toronto, and now we finally get to see Franson, and MacArthur hop on the team! My only question to the Leafs is this, if you’re sticking Franson on defence for tonight, you’re taking Gardiner off, correct? I sure hope so.
Toronto’s defence line SHOULD look like:

Phaneuf-Schenn-Komisarek-Gunnarsson-Franson-Liles

Now that’s a pretty solid bunch right there, lots of experience. Anybody who thinks that one of these defenceman doesn’t deserve to play is out of their mind. For one thing, Gardiner’s a rookie, a ROOKIE, that has played two NHL games. Why would someone at the Toronto Star write that people want Komisarek out of the lineup? Take out Komisarek, and Toronto’s defence is back to the level it was just at without Franson, 5 good defenceman. Simple as that, I don’t have much faith in Gardiner yet, whose idea was it to stick him on the ice as soon as he got here anyway?

Whatever happens, I’m excited to see MacArthur back after his suspension that he didn’t deserve. Get ready for the Kulemin-MacArthur-Grabovski line!