Bednar undecided on Avalanche starting goalie for Stanley Cup Final

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar will take more time to determine who will start in goal for his club in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

"It's a tough decision," Bednar said Thursday, per NHL.com's Ryan Boulding. "There'll be conversations about it. We'll make a decision and go from there."

Usual No. 1 netminder Darcy Kuemper suffered an injury in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final and didn't play for the rest of the series as Colorado cruised to a four-game sweep. He dressed as the backup for the series finale and said he's fully recovered from the upper-body injury that sidelined him.

Pavel Francouz filled in admirably in Kuemper's absence, posting a .908 save percentage with one shutout in four games against the Edmonton Oilers.

Kuemper has a .897 save percentage and 2.65 goals-against average in 10 playoff games this spring.

The Avalanche await the winner of the Eastern Conference Final between the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

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