Posts About "Francois Beauchemin"
Bieksa's Hand Injury Forces Carlyle's Hand
March 18th, 2018 Veteran defensemen Kevin Bieksa and Francois Beauchemin have had their share of rocky moments with the Anaheim Ducks this season. Deteriorating speed in the twilight of their careers seems to be the main reason for their often subpar play, but in the case of Bieksa, an ongoing issue with his left hand has possibly exacerbated his...
The Ducks' New Key on Defense
February 21st, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks dealt from a position of strength to fill a position of weakness—especially when they had several key players out of the lineup due to innjury—earlier this season when they traded blueliner Sami Vatanen to the New Jersey Devils for Adam Henrique, with other minor pieces going both ways as well. While Henrique has...
Colorado Avalanche Expansion Draft Keepers
June 15th, 2017 As you all may or may not know, there's a pretty significant change coming to NHL Hockey. The new expansion team, The Las Vegas Golden Knights, will begin their inaugural season in 2017. This means every team will have to submit player protected lists to Vegas by Saturday, June 17. Some organizations are more vulnerable than others,...
Avalanche Buy Out Beauchemin
June 15th, 2017 Another veteran defenceman will be hitting the free agent market sooner than expected as the Colorado Avalanche bought out the final year of Francois Beauchemin’s contract. https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/875354211671830529 At 37, Beauchemin was heading into the final year of a three-year deal he signed with the club in...
Reviewing the Best 2015 Free Agent Contracts
June 22nd, 2016 During the 2015 NHL Free Agency period, general managers were able to remain relatively patient in waiting for prices to fall in order to not overpay for players. It was a pretty weak class without any superstar presence, but a few teams were able to find diamonds in the rough. While the Worst 2015 Free Agent Contracts have been...
Colorado Avalanche Player Grades: Defense
April 20th, 2016 Continuing with our series of player grades, it is time to shift to the portion of the Colorado Avalanche that has earned the most criticism, the defense. This has been the Achilles heel for far too long and remains that part that the Avalanche can't figure out. To see the grades for the Avalanche forwards, click here. Tyson Barrie:...