The Colorado Avalanche may seem to be set at the goalie position. Philipp Grubauer emerged as the team’s number-one goalie at the end of the season and proved it through two rounds of the playoffs.
Right now, Pavel Francouz is tearing it up at IIHF Worlds. He’s backstopped two games for the Czech National team, and recorded shutouts in both. In 49 games with the Colorado Eagles, he recorded a 2.68 GAA and .918 save percentage, which was good enough for a 27-17-3 record. Not too shabby.
He’s a pending unrestricted free agent, but the team is reportedly already talking to his agent.