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To me a franchise player is someone who instantly changes the success of a team and without them the team suffers. IMO there are only 3 players that fit that category:
Crosby
McDavid
Price
I think you could make an argument for Karlsson as well, but the three I mentioned above are guys I have no question in my mind.