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As he has been known to do in the past, Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov will have to carry his team through this final stretch and into the playoffs. Considering the upcoming schedule, the impact on scoring the current injuries will have and the fact that the Avalanche are the NHL’s worst team in the Corsi category, Varlamov will have his hands full in the final nine games.
Varly’s play will have to be as hot as ever, but luckily, his play has been heating up down the stretch. His season stats to date are a 2.66 goals against average and a .917 save percentage. In the month of March, however, Varlamov has a 1.83 goals against and a .939 save percentage. This .939 save percentage is identical to his save percentage in March and April of the 2013-14 season when the Avalanche made a surprising run at winning the Central Division and Varly was a Vezina candidate.
Considering the current circumstances, it seems as though Varlamov will have to play out of his mind to finish out the season as the Avs hope for the playoffs. Varlamov, his teammates and head coach Patrick Roy are all confident in his ability to carry the team, now its simply a matter of execution. If Colorado is going to steal the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, Semyon Varlamov will have to be the main culprit.
