I would sit him. You're ahead on the ratios, and you've got Quick and Bryz on deck if you need wins later this week. This is not an ideal matchup.

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ah man, I started him.

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He's playing well so far. 8/9 isn't bad.

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Well fellas, I ended up parking Varlamov's butt on my bench tonight...and whaddya know he goes and gives up 3 goals with a subpar save percentage (even though I thought he played decently overall).

You guys brought up some fantastic points, thank you all! I'm not gonna lie though, I put him on the bench after reading some of your responses, and then started playing Halo thinking I'd keep thinking about it. Time passed by quickly and I looked at the clock and realized it was already 10:15 EST and it was too late to change even if I wanted to.

Phew. Knowing me I would have put him in.

Unless Varlamov gets a shutout or gives up 1 goal against the typically high scoring Canucks, he would have lost in 2 cats, while potentiall only gaining in 1W.

Avs can't score, so getting a W was unlikely,

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After some midnight research I've come to the conclusion that Varlamov should be spot started only in home games. He's 30-17-8 with 2.08 GAA in his career at home and something like 28-24-7 with a 2.89 GAA on the road. Seems pretty drastic to me. Plus with the whole "Mile High" effect in Denver, I can see Colorado enjoying a nice home ice advantage. Could require a bit more research though.

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Glad we could be of service bondon

MD - thanks for that dig, thats quite the home/road split.

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