This won’t affect Ekholm because he’s not seeing much in the way of PP time anyway. This will affect Franson the most, as he was seeing 3:05 per game with Toronto. This may hurt Josi, but I doubt it – Josi shoots left and has great chemistry with Weber. So PP time could actually be taken from the young Jones here, as Ellis has been enjoying a breakthrough season in more ways than one. To me, the loss in PP time for Jones is made up for the ES gain. So for him, it’s a wash.

Meanwhile, Santorelli’s arrival will cut into the ice time of youngsters Taylor Beck and/or Calle Jarnkrok. But at the same time – Santorelli will no longer see consistent ice time with a quality center like Nazem Kadri. Instead, he’ll be bounced up and down the lineup as needed. Which, come to think of it, he was doing with Toronto anyway.

With Franson departing, that opens up a wad of ice time on the power play. Youngsters Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner will fill that void in an awful hurry. And potentially, they could make an impact right away. Rielly, especially, seems to be heating up and this move will really set him free.

Fantasy Players this hurts, in order:

1. Cody Franson

2. Ryan Ellis

3. Calle Jarnkrok/Taylor Beck

Fantasy Players this helps, in order:

1. Nashville forwards as a group

2. Morgan Rielly

3. Jake Gardiner

Full stats, analysis, PP and line combo information on Cody Franson here.

Full stats, analysis, PP and line combo information on Mike Santorelli here.

Full stats, analysis, PP and line combo information on Olli Jokinen here.