Posts About "Francois Beauchemin"
New Faces in New Places: Andrej Sustr
September 5th, 2018 During the month of September, we will profile New Faces in New Places from around the NHL. We now look at new Ducks' defenseman Andrej Sustr. After spending his entire career in Tampa Bay, he finds himself in Anaheim on a 1-year deal. How will he do out West and can he stay in the lineup? Andrej Sustr 2017-18 Stats: 2-5-7 in 44 games...
Francois Beauchemin: Once (Thrice) a Duck, Always a Duck
May 7th, 2018 The unfortunate and abrupt end to the Anaheim Ducks' season brought with it a fair number of question marks moving forward. One thing that was known, however, was the retirement of 13-year veteran Francois Beauchemin. The 37-year-old defenseman had indicated that the 2017-18 season would be his last, and he confirmed it after the Ducks'...
Ducks Set to Battle Sharks in Round One
April 11th, 2018 It's been a roller-coaster journey, but the Anaheim Ducks managed to qualify for the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. They will even have home-ice advantage in the first round after that notion seemed like a pipe dream for the majority of the season, which saw an injury-ravaged team flirting with the possibility of missing the...
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:...
Colorado Avalanche Free Agent Pick-Ups Gelling
December 20th, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche had a busy offseason, overhauling 1/3 of their roster from the previous year. The early portion of the 2015-2016 season then showed a team that was struggling to find their identity and struggling to gel as a unit. Fast forward to today and the Avalanche have won five games in a row and are suddenly right back in...
5 X Factors for the Colorado Avalanche
September 10th, 2015 Each year around the NHL, and sports in general, there are players who aren't necessarily expected to be difference makers, who then step up their game to become an important part of team success. There could be multiple reasons why player X wouldn't be counted on to change the game, whether it be age, experience, talent, etc. Though...
Colorado Avalanche 2015-16 Season Preview
September 8th, 2015 After clinching a playoff berth and pushing the Minnesota Wild to seven games during the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche came back in disappointing fashion by finishing in last place last in the Central Division in 2015. Plagued by various injuries and inconsistencies, the Avalanche were never...
Top 5 Former Montreal Canadiens They Might Want Back
August 22nd, 2015 No, you won’t find New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh on this list of the top former Montreal Canadiens the Habs might want back. Granted, the Canadiens probably rue the day they traded his rights away for Scott Gomez just like many people are having signed up for website Ashley Madison these days. But, much like that last...
