Avs' Varlamov Exceptional In OT Loss: Semyon Varlamov stood on his head Saturday night against the Blues, making 41 saves in a 3-2 OT loss. (Updated 02/11/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
Varly was the only reason the Avs were in this game -- he was exceptional, allowing just two power-play goals in the first before surrendering the OT winner. This is exactly the kind of performance he needs to wrestle more starts from J.S. Giguere (this was just Semyon Varlamov's first start in February). (Updated 02/11/2012).
02/11/2012 23:09 Perron, Blues beat Avs in OT
Carlo Colaiacovo scored 3:18 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.
02/11/2012 00:05 O'Reilly's OT goal puts Avs over 'Canes
Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
The Avs, who finished last season with a goaltending tandem of Brian Elliott and Peter Budaj, addressed a glaring need by acquiring Varlamov from the Capitals in July. Varlamov split time with Michal Neuvirth last season, posting some very respectable numbers (11-9-5, 2.23 GAA, .924 SV%) and proving that he can be relied upon as a starting netminder in the NHL. Unfortunately, he's coming to a team that averaged 31.8 shots against per game last season - eighth most in the NHL - so he'll have his work cut out for him. We don't recommend you rely on Varlamov as your starting fantasy netminder this season, but his numbers ought to be good enough for you to draft him as a solid No. 2 guy. (Updated 10/4/11)
