Avalanche’s Pavel Francouz: Undergoes surgery
Francouz (lower body) has undergone surgery and won’t be ready to return in 2020-21, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports. … Francouz has missed the entirety of 2020-21 with a lower-body injury.
Is Pavel Francouz injured?
Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz, who missed all of last season because of double hip surgeries, will begin this season on injured reserve with another lower-body ailment, the team announced Thursday. … Francouz had to make a save from his knees for the stoppage.
Will Pavel Francouz play in 2021?
Avalanche’s Pavel Francouz: Will be ready for 2021-22
Francouz missed the entirety of the 2020-21 campaign due to his lower-body issue.
Will Pavel Francouz play this season?
Avalanche’s Pavel Francouz: Won’t return this season
Francouz has yet to play this season due to a lower-body injury, and it sounds like he won’t be available at all in 2020-21, even if the Avalanche make a deep playoff run.
Who is the Colorado Avalanche goalie?
923 save percentage, 2.29 goals against average over nine seasons. Kuemper: . 917 save percentage, 2.72 goals against average over nine seasons. Grubauer holds an edge while playing on superior teams, the Capitals and Avs.
How long is Pavel Francouz out?
Colorado Avalanche: What Pavel Francouz being out means for the team. Pavel Francouz suffered an injury during the game against the Vegas Golden Knights and will be out for 3-4 weeks with a lower body injury.
What happened Avalanche goalie?
Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz is injured again. He went down midway through Tuesday’s 7-4 preseason loss to the visiting Vegas Golden Knights with another lower-body injury, Colorado coach Jared Bednar confirmed in his postgame news conference.
Who are the goalies for Carolina Hurricanes?
In are Frederik Andersen, Antti Raanta and an organizational depth guy in Alex Lyon. It’s hard to know what to expect from the new Canes’ goalie room, and there’s plenty of risk that was brought in.
Where is grubauer now?
The Seattle Kraken signed former Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer to a six-year deal in free agency. Grubauer was a fourth-round draft pick of the Washington Capitals in 2010. He spent the first six years of his professional career in their organization.
Did grubauer get traded?
Avalanche trade for Darcy Kuemper after losing Philipp Grubauer to Kraken. The Colorado Avalanche acquired goalie Darcy Kuemper from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Conor Timmins, a 2022 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 third-rounder, the teams announced Wednesday.
Who will the Avalanche lose in expansion draft?
The Avalanche lost one of their depth forwards to the Seattle Kraken in the NHL’s 32nd team’s expansion draft Wednesday. Winger Joonas Donskoi was taken by the Kraken. The pick was officially announced as part of a 90-minute expansion draft show on ESPN 2.
Where did Darcy Kuemper get traded to?
Avalanche trade for Darcy Kuemper after losing Philipp Grubauer to Kraken. The Colorado Avalanche acquired goalie Darcy Kuemper from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Conor Timmins, a 2022 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 third-rounder, the teams announced Wednesday.
Did Grubauer visit Seattle?
After being voted a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in the NHL last season, Grubauer decided to leave the Colorado Avalanche and sign a six-year, $35.4 million contract with the Seattle Kraken on July 28.
How many games will Grubauer play?
When coach Dave Hakstol was in Philadelphia, he generally went with a two-third, one-third split among his top two goalies during his first two full seasons. That would leave Grubauer playing about 50 games and Driedger around 30 should both stay healthy through the season.