What’s new is old again in Anaheim. Former Duck Francois Beauchemin is back on a one-year, $1 million dollar contract with $500,000 in performance-contingent bonuses, per TVA Sports.
Ducks’ general manager Bob Murray asserted that the addition of Beauchemin was about bringing veteran leadership to Anaehim’s blueline to shepherd along the youngsters on the back end.
Who are those youngsters, exactly? Cam Fowler, who turns 26 this December, has been an NHLer since he was 18. Josh Manson will also be 26 by the time the regular season starts, while Sami Vatanen turned 26 this summer.