Colorado Avalanche “nobody” goalie Pavel Francouz has earned First Star of the Week honors from the NHL. In this week, he recorded a 3-0-1 record that included a shutout, 1.46 goals against average and .941 save percentage.
The “nobody” is a reference to opponent fans chirping the Avalanche for having a first-year player backup who’s 29 years old and undrafted. (He’s too old to be called a rookie.) Colorado signed him as a free agent before last season, and he spent the whole year with the Colorado Eagles. He did play two games with the Avs, recording a .