After the Avalanche announced it had placed Nate Guenin on waivers and recalled Chris Bigras and Nikita Zadorov from San Antonio Wednesday, and after getting Guenin’s comments for this story, I sat down with veteran defenseman Francois Beauchemin to get his view on the events. The Avalanche held off-ice workouts Wednesday and didn’t conduct a practice.
Here’s what he said: “Well, it’s never easy. We all like each other as teammates and when you see guys going down or going on waivers, it’s never an easy situation, but at the same time, this is where we’re at.