The Chicago Blackhawks don’t have a lot of options left to improve their roster before next season, but they could invite free agent defenseman Cody Franson to training camp if he’s still available by then, according to 670 The Score’s Jay Zawaski.
Presumably how this would work is that Franson would sign a professional tryout contract for camp, and if both sides decide it’s worth moving forward together for the season, they’d sign a contract right after Marian Hossa is placed on long-term injured reserve.
That way, the Blackhawks would be able to use cap space freed up with Hossa’s LTIR status to add Franson to the roster without issue.