Francois Beauchemin Signed to 3-Year Extension

by Jen Neale on Jan 20, 2012 2:07 PM PST in **This Just In**

The Ducks announced today that defenseman extraordinaire (and the guy that makes Mike Fisher weep at night) Francois Beauchemin has been signed to a three year contract extension. This extension comes on the heels of Beauch playing one of the best games of this season against Phoenix where he scored two goals. After a shaky start to the season, Beauch has become the most solid member of the D-core.

After allowing Beauch to walk in 2009, Bob Murray re-aquired Francois in a trade that sent Joffrey Lupul and Jake Gardiner to Toronto. Not that I'm not grateful to have Beauch re-up, but it stings a little that this all could have been avoided...

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hei Daniel !
10,5 million over 3 years, 3,5 mil cap hit.

Please cheer me up by explaining to me once again why beauch was our best defender in the 07 playoffs.

by Freakle on Jan 20, 2012 2:46 PM PST reply actions

How can you not think this is a good signing. I’ll admit it’s about .25 more than I was expecting and .5 more than I was hoping, but overall this is a good signing. He’s a veteran defender, he plays physical, he puts a few points up and provides fantastic leadership from the backend. Honestly, what’s not to like?

by Daniel AC on Jan 20, 2012 5:34 PM PST up reply actions

100% Agreed

Can we please make Beauchemin an “A” next year. NO ONE deserves it more.

by Kevin Riach on Jan 20, 2012 5:53 PM PST up reply actions

I completely agree with that. He’s just a core player for us. He’s a Duck, through and through. He’s the kind of guy who gets people to buy into the culture of the team. Every team needs a guy like Beauchemin. We NEED him.

by Daniel AC on Jan 20, 2012 6:01 PM PST up reply actions

Can’t see Beauch with an “A”. Likely we’ll get “One More Year”, and then we have Perry (who plays a lot better with the “A” on his sweater) and Fowler/Sbisa ready to inherit the letters.

by JuMowbray on Jan 20, 2012 6:11 PM PST up reply actions

I know this is crazy, but I think maybe giving Perry and Beauchemin "A"s next year even if Koivu and Selanne return. I think it would be nice to let go and let the future take over.

by Kevin Riach on Jan 20, 2012 6:36 PM PST up reply actions

I’m pretty firmly set in the Fowler and Sbisa fan club, but letter talk might be a little premature.

by Daniel AC on Jan 20, 2012 7:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Fowler and Sbisa are not there yet

but in the future they would be great players to have an A

by Newport Rebel on Jan 20, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions

Just give Perry the damn C already. There I said it.

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by brokenyard on Jan 20, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions

Just give ~~Perry~~ Bobby the damn C already. There I said it.

by JuMowbray on Jan 21, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions

Perry makes way more sense than Bobby. Those two aren’t even in the same category of player.

by Daniel AC on Jan 21, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions

Seriously? I know you hate Bobby and everything, but his post-game interviews and comments scream captain. Hardly to you ever see Getzlaf in post-game interviews, and when he does, he just uses cliches. Perry, he’s the best and everything, but he’s not the vocal leader type, he just keeps to himself. And I’m very against giving the C to your ‘best player’, a la Ovechkin, Marleau, Modano, Forsberg (Philly). I’d rather have an actual leader wearing the captaincy (Wendel Clark, Mike Keane, Brenden Morrow, Chris Pronger).

by JuMowbray on Jan 21, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions

Since when is a good post game interview the sign of a great leader? Personally, I’ll take Perry leading by example to Bobby’s post game interviews. There’s more to being a leader than being a fan favorite.

by Daniel AC on Jan 21, 2012 12:12 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

that’s not my point.
he is a great guy, and it definitely does not hurt to have him around. But i don’t like that caphit. Sure i was expecting him getting something like that, but i think it’s too much.

I hope he playes on his recent level over the next 3 years, because i think we all know how bad beauch can play

by Freakle on Jan 21, 2012 12:54 AM PST up reply actions

i tend to agree with you. and im not a fan of his at all. but in this case i think the positives outweigh the negatives. we needed to keep him, and we probably had to slightly over pay for that. If something happens later on, its not an immoveable contract either.

by BennyLightning on Jan 21, 2012 2:23 AM PST up reply actions

yepp you are right about that. IF we need to move beauch, the contract will not hinder us.

by Freakle on Jan 21, 2012 2:26 AM PST up reply actions

No, but his limited no movement clause might. The cap hit isn’t bad. Let’s be real, this is a guy who’s playing a top pair game and getting less than 4 million to do that. Let’s say he doesn’t stay on the top pair. He’ll still be a top 4 guy making less than 4 million. You guys really need to stop putting me in a position where I need to defend a Bob Murray move.

What cap hit were you expecting? I was hoping for 3 or 3.25, but I can live with 3.5. This wasn’t getting done for less than 3 and there was probably someone who would have paid him 4 after Suter disappeared from the market. It’s short term and a manageable hit. It’s a win for us.

by Daniel AC on Jan 21, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions

You guys really need to stop putting me in a position where I need to defend a Bob Murray move.

And what if that was the whole purpose of my post? DADADAAA playing theatrical music

by Freakle on Jan 21, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions

Even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut. It’s a good deal, but that doesn’t mean I think we should keep Murray.

by Daniel AC on Jan 21, 2012 12:53 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Nice little hometown discount from $3.8, but as Jen said I wonder if he would have taken that back in ’09?

by CoachZ on Jan 20, 2012 3:16 PM PST reply actions

All reports say that he wanted to stay here in Anaheim.

by Newport Rebel on Jan 20, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions

Wanting and actually doing are two completely different things.

by Kevin Riach on Jan 20, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions

Murray didnt give him an offer.

by Newport Rebel on Jan 20, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, he definitely would have taken this in ‘09 and we should have offered it to him. It was probably Murray’s biggest mistake in his tenure here.

by Daniel AC on Jan 21, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah it was and alot of his mistakes stem from this moment in time. Every bad move he has made seems to be a result of letting Frankie walk

by Newport Rebel on Jan 23, 2012 12:43 AM PST up reply actions

Curtis Glencross is out 6-8 weeks with a bad MCL. Hate to see an ex-Duck go down with an injury, or any player for that matter, but this might just help our playoff hopes. Within the next 8 weeks, we play Calgary twice (Feb. 6, Mar. 2, both in Anaheim).

by JuMowbray on Jan 20, 2012 4:53 PM PST reply actions

Could have gotten more in the free agent market since there isn’t much available other than Suter and Carle. Good deal. Maybe we now move Lubo or Lydman at the deadline?

by JD54 on Jan 20, 2012 6:30 PM PST reply actions

Agreed

I would love to see us move Lydman if possible. I really like Lubo, and think he symbolizes a certain type of Ducks player. In some ways he reminds of Paul Kariya. He’s smaller than most, but he never gives up, has a cannon, and is so clutch. I’d say move Lydman and sign a bottom pairing guy and top 4.

by Kevin Riach on Jan 20, 2012 6:40 PM PST up reply actions

Lydman can get moved

Lubo goes down to 3 mil next year. I dont know if I want to move that contract.

by Newport Rebel on Jan 20, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions

I like Lubos salary but moving him would depend on the return. Maybe he lands us Boston’s frost rounder. It could be a situation like Letang had in Pit. He couldn’t really thrive till Gonchar left. Maybe it will help Fowler go to the next step.
As for Lydman, I wonder how that affects other players on the team. We have 4 Finns now and I’m not sure how they would react yo having a countryman and friend traded.

by DavidBL on Jan 20, 2012 7:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

They’ll live. This isn’t moving Koivu or Selanne. Losing Lydman won’t affect the chemistry among the other Finns.

by Daniel AC on Jan 20, 2012 8:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Yeah I think moving Hagman would screw it up more than Lydman. As long as Koivu or Selanne dont get moved, they will be ok.

by Newport Rebel on Jan 20, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions

I wouldn’t worry to much about chemistry. They’ll be fine, all of those guys are veterans and professionals. On a side not did you know Letang had 101 PIMs last season??? I find that ridiculous for a player like him. How the hell do you rack up that many without fighting? Or being Corey Perry?

by Kevin Riach on Jan 20, 2012 10:01 PM PST up reply actions

And being on the Pens.

by Newport Rebel on Jan 20, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions

Keep in mind Pittsburgh quickly replaced Gonchar with Michalek and Martin They already had Orpik and at the time Goligoski.

by JD54 on Jan 20, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah but none of those players with the exception of Golgoski filled the Offensive d-man role. Michalek and Martin are players, but Michalek is a shut down guy and Martin is more a 2 way player than an offensive threat. Both are grossly overpaid as well.

by DavidBL on Jan 20, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions

“but it stings a little that this all could have been avoided…”

Come on now your just baiting Daniel… to much money but waaaayyyyy better then losing him and letting Murry shop for Defenders again. I like it.

by Thyme on Jan 20, 2012 8:58 PM PST reply actions

It’s not too much money. I think people are being a little delusional around here. This is probably market price or a shade under.

by Daniel AC on Jan 21, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions

Have to agree with Daniel on this one

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by Jen Neale on Jan 21, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions

I have a bigger concern with the term

Than the money, but I agree. This was a good move. We can probably trade him before the third year if need be.

by PhantomPretender on Jan 21, 2012 11:00 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Your right. For some reason I thought Frenchie was older. This contract goes til hes 35. This is a really really good signing, He shouldn’t start declining til near the end of it. And with raising salaries 3.5 for a 2nd pairing or an amazing 3d pairing guy will be acceptable.

by Thyme on Jan 21, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions

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