Evaluation of the Goalie Situation
The Colorado Avalanche have three goalies under contract after free agency hits. They have starter Semyon Varlamov, who’s a talented and athletic goalie. However, he’s inconsistent and has been battling chronic injury most of his his career.
They have backup Calvin Pickard, who’s less talented but more consistent than Varlamov. Finally, they have rookie Spencer Martin, a technically sound goalie who still needs work.
Colorado could potentially lose one of their goalies — specifically Pickard — in the Expansion Draft.
The team drafted a goalie last season, Adam Werner. However, he’s signed on to stay in Sweden through 2019.
To add a little filip to the situation, goalie coach Francois Allaire has moved on. He’s part of what made Patrick Roy a Hall of Famer and helped Varlamov achieve his Vezina finalist season.