The veteran defenseman market was likely the biggest highlight of the free agent frenzy and the Colorado Avalanche did well to snag one of them for their own, picking up Francois Beauchemin and signing him to a 3-year deal, worth $4.5 million per season.
Beauchemin, 35, will have some guaranteed money and a guaranteed cap hit with the team throughout the term of his deal.
In 2015, Beauchemin scored 11 goals and 23 points in 64 games with the Anaheim Ducks, but the Ducks were not planning to give any term to the veteran in a new deal, so he explored the market and got what he wanted.
The Avalanche are an exciting young team, which needed a little bit more experience in their lineup and they got some winning experience in this signing, which should look good on the rest of the team, meaning gains across the board.Beauchemin's own projections should be decent for the coming year, as he did miss some time last year, which caused his overall points to go down. His age is a bit of a concern, but if he can stay healthy and skate with those young guys, I see an upward trend in his numbers for next season.
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