Posts tagged with "Francois Beauchemin"
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...
