When Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli were brought back to Nashville on February 15th, it was hailed around the league as a great move by David Poile, but met with mixed reactions to Predators fans.
On one hand, the Predators were strengthening an already impressive blue line, and one that was without Ryan Ellis. Franson had been playing well as a top defenseman on an awful Toronto Maple Leafs team, and being able to slot him into the bottom three was an embarrassment of riches. Santorelli was going to help bolster the bottom six, an area that had struggled to score goals for Nashville all season.