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Calvin Pickard, Semyon Varlamov absent from Avs' morning skate

SAN JOSE — The Avalanche's two goalies at the morning skate Tuesday are Roman Will, recalled Monday from the San Antonio Rampage, and head coach Patrick Roy.

Semyon Varlamov remained in Denver, involved in a Denver District Court civil case filed against him by his former girlfriend.

Calvin Pickard, scheduled to start in goal against the Sharks, was ill and back at the team's San Jose hotel. Defenseman Erik Johnson and center Mikhail Grigorenko also were sick and at the hotel.

After the skate, Roy said he was virtually certain Pickard would be able to play and ruled himself out as an emergency backup.