The hits just keep on coming for the Colorado Avalanche.
Sunday night it was announced Pavel Francouz would be out for the entire season. He has been battling a lower-body injury for some time after the 2022 Stanley Cup championship run.
Going through multiple surgeries and finding it difficult to find a path back, the 33-year-old will be shut down for the year. He will go back to the Czech Republic to recover and spend time with his family. He is now the second Avalanche member to miss the entire season, joining Gabriel Landeskog.