{"playerId":708,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":99.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":9.7,"playerRater7DAY":7.9,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said that Franzen is not a candidate for a contract buyout, MLive.com reports.","spin":"With a $3.95 million cap hit in 2013-14, replacing Franzen's offensive production would be very difficult. Because of the time remaining on his deal, the buyout would have cost the Wings $15 million, so there's little incentive to spend that much for Franzen to depart and still have a need to fill a gaping hole among the team's top-six forwards. Franzen struggled in the playoffs, where he typically thrives, posting four goals, two assists and a minus-7 rating in 14 games.","date":"Thu Jun 6"},"fullName":"Johan Franzen","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Few players will work as hard to earn close to 30 goals in the NHL, and Franzen has paid for it over the years. Injuries haven't taken as hard a toll on Franzen's playing time in the past two seasons, but the threat always looms for such a physical player. Playing with Pavel Datsyuk on a regular basis has put Franzen on an easy path to a 30-goal pace (over an 82-game schedule) the last couple seasons, and the benefit in the plus/minus department shone through last season in particular. The line of Franzen, Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi could be brought back this season and have similar success to what they enjoyed last season, but there is potential for improvement as well, whether through the prospect ranks or from the free-agent signing of Mikael Samuelsson. Franzen, because of his goal scoring, will be worth an early-to-middle round selection in fantasy drafts and has potential to outperform his selection if healthy.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Tue Sep 11"},"playerRater30DAY":11.9,"playerRater15DAY":9.3,"positionRank":8}