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Avalanche end-of-season evaluations: Semyon Varlamov

Goalie, 6-foot-2, 209 pounds

Varlamov was third among Avalanche goalies in goals-against average (2.81) and save percentage (.914). Ahem, does that sound like a team's bona fide No. 1 goalie? Calvin Pickard (2.81, .922) and Reto Berra (2.41, .922) put up better numbers, yet the Avs are patiently waiting for the Varlamov of 2013-14 to return to the crease — the guy who went 41-14-6 with a career-high .927 save percentage. But where is he? He's showed up at stretches in 2014-15 and this past season, but he's wildly inconsistent. Sometimes he's great, other times he's as leaky as an old garden hose.