Coach Dan Bylsma indicated Friday that Franson (concussion) will likely miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season, John Vogl of The Buffalo News reports.

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If that's the case, the blueliner will finish having collected 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) over 59 games before the mid-February neck/head issue that has held him out since. The Sabres continue to roll with Carlo Colaiacovo and Casey Nelson as the no. 6 blueliner options, but Franson would return in the last season of his two -year deal in 2016-17.