Isles need to put a claim on Cody Franson

Chicago found themselves in last place in the division and made some rather perplexing moves. None of them were more perplexing than the waiving of Cody Franson, a guy who they picked up to be a top pairing defenseman. The Chicago defender is on a team-friendly million dollar deal and putting up great possession numbers, but has had some bad luck.

There are a number of reasons the New York Islanders have to put in a claim on him. He’s a very good defenseman despite the luck and is worth every penny of that Contract. The Islanders are a team beholden by injuries on their blue line and he’s an improvement in nearly every way over what they already have. Additionally, allowing Franson to walk…