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Francois Beauchemin: Final NHL game in books
Francois Beauchemin is set to retire as a member of the Ducks, the Orange County Register reports.With the Ducks getting swept by the Sharks on Wednesday, this marks an unfortunate end to an illustrious career for Beauchemin. Turning 38 years old in June, the Quebec native spent his 14 years in the NHL predominantly in Anaheim, but he also had stints in Montreal, Columbus, Toronto and Colorado, adding 76 goals and 212 assists over 903 games. Perhaps his best attribute was that cannon for a point shot, though we'd be remiss to leave out how he was an excellent leader who would have no trouble clearing 100 blocked shots in a season.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Sets up pair of goals
Francois Beauchemin dished out assists on goals from Nick Ritchie and Andrew Cogliano, helping his side earn a 3-1 win over Minnesota on Wednesday.After scoring 11 points in his first 58 games, Beauchemin now has six points in his past seven games, including five assists. Beauchemin is definitely not a reliable scorer, but he is hot at the moment, as unlikely as it might seem. If you're looking for a cheap play in daily leagues in an effort to ride his hot streak, there are certainly worse ideas.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Delivers goal and assist in win
Francois Beauchemin scored a goal in the third period and added an assist in a 4-0 win over Calgary on Wednesday.Points are an adventure for Beauchemin, who only has 13 on the season and has always been more comfortable preventing goals than scoring them. As such, he's valuable to the Anaheim Ducks, but fantasy owners might have a harder time getting much out of him. The reality is that unless he's giving you blocked shots and hits, he doesn't have a lot of fantasy value, this performance marking a rare exception.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Watches second straight
Francois Beauchemin was a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game during Tuesday's 4-0 win over Washington.This was the fifth time in eight games the veteran has watched from the press box. Beauchemin has been a modest fantasy contributor when in the lineup with 11 points, 74 shots, 18 PIM, 82 hits, 98 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 52 contests. However, as long as Anaheim has a healthy defense corps, he projects to continue playing sparingly.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Watches Tuesday win from press box
Francois Beauchemin was a healthy scratch for Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.The veteran has been receiving the odd game off over the past month and a half, and he's only playing sparingly in a supporting role when in the lineup now that the Anaheim defense corps is at full health. With just two goals and seven assists through 40 games, Beauchemin's fantasy value is tied to his work in the peripheral categories. He's recorded a respectable 57 shots, 14 PIM, 56 hits, 81 blocked shots and plus-9 rating, but those numbers still have him off the grid in most setups.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Pointless through past eight outings
Francois Beauchemin failed to register a point for the eighth consecutive game during Friday's 2-1 win over Calgary.The veteran defenseman has seen his power-play time vanish during the scoreless stretch, and he was also a healthy scratch for a game during the drought. With Anaheim's blue line back at full health, Beauchemin has been pushed into a bottom-pairing role, and barring upcoming injuries, he's likely to remain there. There's modest fantasy appeal in cavernous settings because of his decent cross-category contributions in the peripheral statistics, but offensive expectations should remain in check.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Strong effort despite loss
Francois Beauchemin scored his second goal of the season, dished out an assist, blocked seven shots, and was credited with four shots on goal in Tuesday's loss to Vegas.Beauchemin hasn't made much of a fantasy impact this season, managing just six points through 23 games. He logged 21:42 of ice time Tuesday and is a great defensive player, but the offense just isn't there. While he's got four points in his last five games, make sure you know what you're getting with the veteran blueliner. His best days are behind him.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Sporting eight-game point drought
Francois Beauchemin failed to register a point for the eighth consecutive game during Sunday's 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay.The veteran is holding on by a thread this season, and he probably wouldn't be a regular in the lineup if Cam Fowler (leg) were healthy. After all, Beauchemin sports a discouraging 47.1 Corsi For percentage despite beginning 53.7 percent of his five-on-five shifts in the offensive zone. Additionally, he's hardly moving the fantasy needle in any particular category with 33 blocked shots through 16 games his best contribution. It's probably safe to ignore Beauchemin in the majority of settings.
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Logging meaningful minutes
Francois Beauchemin has averaged 21:10 of ice time with 2:37 on the power play the past two games.The veteran defenseman is a stopgap top-four defenseman for Anaheim, as Beauchemin projects to settle into a third-pairing role once Hampus Lindholm (shoulder) and Sami Vatanen (shoulder) are back in the mix next month. For the time being, though, Beauchemin offers fleeting fantasy value -- especially in the peripheral categories (shots, hits, blocked shots and PIM).
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Ducks' Francois Beauchemin: Inks one-year contract
Francois Beauchemin put pen to paper on a one-year, $1 million deal with Anaheim on Monday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.Beauchemin likely won't find ice time easy to come by, but given the number of injuries that impacted the Anaheim Ducks last season, it's not surprising to see them add some additional blue line depth. As expected, the 37-year-old will not be getting anywhere close to the $4.5 million annual cap hit he carried before Colorado bought him out of his contract. At best, Beauchemin will probably be a 20-point player, yet until his role is more finalized -- fantasy owners may want to hold off on utilizing him for their lineups.