Confirmed with Link: Avs re-sign Frank for 2 years

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

 

[Freudian]

I wonder if the negotiation was Francouz accepting Sakic's first bid, because this is pretty much the perfect deal for Avs both when it comes to term and money.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Man that's a steal

 

[CobraAcesS]

Martin Kaut, right now.

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Maybe, we'll see if that's still his reaction Monday.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Martin Kaut, right now.

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LOL

 

[atreyuavenged]

Yeah baby yeah!

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Maybe, we'll see if that's still his reaction Monday.

Haha he’ll still be happy for his buddy wherever he is at. Hopefully still in Denver.

 

[Balthazar]

Man that's a steal

That's market value for a good backup.

Only 40 goalies in the league make more than this and almost all of them are either starters or former starters still on starter contracts.

 

[kchan9]

Loved Frankie before the deal, love him even more with this extension!

 

[Pokecheque]

Works for me.

 

[TheFactor]

Why would he sign this? He must really like it here. He could've easily gotten more in UFA.

 

[McMetal]

He's a backup goalie, 2M is enough.

His play this season has been a lot closer to a 1B than a pure backup. Even if he doesn't improve one iota this is a steal of a deal.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

That's market value for a good backup.

Only 40 goalies in the league make more than this and almost all of them are either starters or former starters still on starter contracts.

He's not a market level backup imo. He's shown starter potential.

 

[Freudian]

Why would he sign this? He must really like it here. He could've easily gotten more in UFA.

Don't mess with happy.

Lots of players chase money and end up miserable. Look at Buffalo and their history of buyouts the last decade.

 

[Foppa2118]

Good contract and I like the term. A few off games earlier in the year, but he's been solid for the most part, and made some great saves at key times as well. Especially of late.

He does still have things he can improve on though. Rebound control and seeing around screens. Not sure how much he can improve on the latter since he's shorter than most goalies, but there may be some technical aspects he can work on.

Even though I think Frank has played well this year, I think some of that is due to teams being pretty unaware of him. They probably haven't scouted him much, and it seems every game players forget he's a right catching goalie. He'll make an easy looking glove save and they'll throw their head up as if to say, "oh yeah, he catches right!"

Interesting timing on this though. Almost as if they expect Grubauer to be out for an extended period of time, including the playoffs, and they wanted to sign Frank before he potentially raises his value by backstopping the team to a hopefull deep run.

 

[Avs425]

Avs recognizing his potential and understanding that he has a few weeks now with Grubauer gone to really shine and make a name for himself, which could make him more expensive later or more likely to get more money elsewhere. He also signed a team friendly deal for the Avs for this season when he possible could have got more. Good signing, wonder if this is also the Joe trying to number crunch for next season as he continues to explore trade options, might help him pull the trigger when he has a better idea of where things stand Cap wise, but i guess it is only 2 mil.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Unbelievable deal.

Did Frankie’s side even negotiate!?!? If he’s happy with it, great.

Well done, Joe.

 

[Ceremony]

*re-sign

 

[Foppa2118]

Unbelievable deal.

Did Frankie’s side even negotiate!?!? If he’s happy with it, great.

Well done, Joe.

It's because of the timing.

Knock on wood this doesn't happen, but if he was played as a starter down the stretch and into the playoffs, and had more bad games like the few earlier in the year, he'd sink his value. Or even potentially go unsigned and have to head back to Europe.

 

[Pokecheque]

*re-sign

Thank you.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I love this re-signing.

 

[flyfysher]

So what's the take on Sakic as GM now with Francouz's signing? Bad, Meh, Average, Good or Excellent? Or still TBD?

 

[Muffin]

So what's the take on Sakic as GM now with Francouz's signing? Bad, Meh, Average, Good or Excellent? Or still TBD?

Should've traded Duchene for Hamonic and a 1st.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Great signing. Love Frankie. He is a great backup.

For people that are asking why he would sign now and for that money and term? Well he loves the team, he has a chance to win a SC, he still has a chance to still the #1 job, and it makes him very attractive to Seattle at the XD. Also if Gru's next contract is too expansive, they could decide to expose him instead of Frankie and still have a goalie on a cheap contract.

This is a perfect contract for the Avs at a perfect time because if he does really well while Gru is gone it could have raised his value considerably.

Well done Sakic. Congrats Frankie.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

So glad Frankie re-signed with us, instead of going to Hollywood!