Colorado Avalanche: Semyon Varlamov Embarrasses Patrick Roy

Just hours after Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy stated that goalie Semyon Varlomov was the center of the team, he put forth a poor goal tending effort.

I’ve often thought Colorado Avalanche Semyon Varlamov doesn’t give enough credit to head coach Patrick Roy for his success. Whenever he speaks of who’s helped him, he mentions goalie coach Francois Allaire. But never Patrick Roy.

Now, I get that Allaire has worked very closely with Valamov to improve his game — he’s worked with backup goalie Reto Berra and prospect Calvin Pickard as well. He worked with Patrick Roy in his day and helped make Roy one of the best goalies to ever play the game.

Now, Patrick Roy is the reason Allaire is…