Confirmed with Link: Francouz Retires

[henchman21]

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[Chiarelli]

No surprises here. Too damn bad we really need him right now.

 

[RockLobster]

Man....

He obviously wasn't perfect, but god damn he was probably my favorite Avs backup we've ever had, and he seemed like the perfect teammate.

Hell of a career, thanks for sweeping the Oilers, and holding it down against Nashville in R1.

You're a legend, Frankie

 

[the_fan]

Such a shame. Really good person and goalie. Would like to have him and Annunen going into playoffs instead of Georgiev right now

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Enjoy retirement, Frankie!

Forever a Stanley Cup champion, forever in our hearts.

 

[AVSfan2daMAX]

Once a champ, always a champ. Huge part of the 2022 team.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

It would have been interesting to see how his career unfolded had he not had health issues. I'm convinced there's an alternate universe where the Avs cruised into these playoffs with him as our starter.

When the Avs needed him the most though, he was there. I'll always cherish the Edmonton series.

 

[Grigowski]

We really could use healthy Franky right now.....

Great guy, great teammate. Champ.

Enjoy retirement my friend.

 

[McMetal]

His NHL career was short, but memorable. We wouldn't have won the Cup without him in 2022, I can't think of the last time a backup goalie was so crucial to a Cup win when they didn't just take over the net from a starter.

 

[Avs9296]

The guy who swept the Oilers in the conference finals on the way to the cup! Legend! Enjoy retirement!

 

[JoeSakic13]

This guy gave us a lifelong retort to “McDavid is better than MacKinnon” and that’s priceless.

Happy retirement Frank the Tank!

 

[Tommy Shelby]

 

[MaKarter]

Frankie is the f***ing man. Even more wholesome than Cale.

Congrats on working your way to the NHL and becoming a Stanley Cup Champion.

 

[blundluntman]

I liked him more than our starters when he was our backup tbh. Thanks for everything Frankie

 

[missionAvs]

Sucks. I miss Paul Frank and we need him now more than ever. Legend.

 

[Ceremony]

I'd still rather start him than Fourgiev in the playoffs.

 

[Rosy Cheeks]

Will miss him, was clutch and had a great attitude as a backup. Would have been a good starter for us if healthy.

We spent some resources on getting that starter in Georgiev, Kuemper and Grubauer.

Timmins
1st rd pick
2nd rd pick
2x 3rd rd pick
5th rd pick

 

[Frenchy]

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I'd still rather start him than Fourgiev in the playoffs.

I dont agree with you at all on this . Georgiev is a better backup goalie than francouz.

 

[famicommander]

6-0 in the playoffs on a Cup run.

What more could anyone ever ask from a backup goalie?

Thanks for the memories, Pavel.

 

[Spirits]

Remember when he helped us stomp the piss out of that garbage ass franchise in Edmonton and we swept them? I always will. Thanks for the fish Frankie!

 

[JoeSakic13]

Will miss him, was clutch and had a great attitude as a backup. Would have been a good starter for us if healthy.

We spent some resources on getting that starter in Georgiev, Kuemper and Grubauer.

Timmins
1st rd pick
2nd rd pick
2x 3rd rd pick
5th rd pick

And all we have to show for it (so far) is this lousy cup.

 

[Freudian]

Great backup goalie. Shame he couldn't stay healthy.

 

[ASmileyFace]

Favorite back up goalie ever. He will be missed

 

[Metallo]

Good guys finish last? Frankie begs to differ.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

I was fortunate enough to be at that game. For about half an hour after the buzzer sounded the Frankie chant would break out spontaneously as everyone was exiting the barn. TNT was doing their postgame with Anson and Biz and Wayne and every time they tried to say something, the crowd kept chanting it.

(Also, in the first shift of the game, McDavid was 1-on-1 against Makar, and I thought to myself that whoever won that shift would win the game and the series. Makar swept the puck from McDavid and led a rush out of the zone like it’s not even hard to do.)