Don’t panic, Colorado Avalanche fans, Francois Beauchemin isn’t returning to the Avs. Rather the veteran defenseman is going to do a third tour with the Anaheim Ducks.
The news just hit that Beauchemin has signed a one-year deal with his old flame:
François Beauchemin contract with #ducks 1 year / $1M + around $500 000 in performance bonuses. #tvasports
The Avalanche, of course, just bought out his contract a few weeks ago. My first reaction was, “Oh, crap, did we miss out on something?”
The Avalanche signed Beauchemin as a free agent two summers ago, ostensibly as a partner for cornerstone defenseman Erik Johnson.