‘Francouz grew up idolizing Sabres legend Dominik Hasek and sports his uniform number as a tribute. “The first thing was just his passion for the game,” Francouz said during Stanley Cup Media Day Tuesday in Ball Arena. “He was the main reason I started to play hockey, because I was 7 years old when we won the (1998) Olympic Games in Nagano. That was a huge thing for us and for me and definitely for all the kids.”‘