Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Cody Franson cleared waivers without being claimed Tuesday. It’s a bit surprising given he’s a solid veteran blue liner signed to a reasonable $1 million cap hit, but the other 30 teams passed on the opportunity to take his contract without sending anything back.
Following that development, the Hawks recalled Erik Gustafsson from the AHL and reassigned Franson to Rockford.
We broke down the Blackhawks’ decision to place Franson on waivers Monday, so you can read more about that there, but suffice to say it’s a bit surprising that nobody was interested in the defenseman.