Pavel Francouz is a bargain, and he knows it.
“I mean, I think (there’s) kind of been kind of like a breaking point (among goaltender salaries),” the Avs’ 32-year-old Czech goaltender said in advance of Colorado’s season-opener against Chicago on Wednesday night at Ball Arena.
The right-handed-catching cult favorite — “FRANKIE! FRANKIE!” — on Chopper Circle has a 36-12 record over his past 55 regular-season appearances in an Avs sweater, with a .921 save percentage. In his last 10 postseason showings, seven of which came last spring during Colorado’s Stanley Cup championship run, he’s posted a 7-2 record, 6-0 in May/June of 2022.