The Colorado Avalanche signed Jonathan Bernier this summer as a free agent, hoping he would be able to fill in as a reliable veteran backup during his tenure with the Central Division club after a fall from grace in Toronto.
His numbers haven’t been elite, but he’s been passable so far - and now, the team will get their biggest test with him in net so far.
Colorado will face the Minnesota Wild on Friday afternoon, and Bernier will be in net for his third consecutive game for the Avalanche when they do. Semyon Varlamov, while back to practicing with the team, is still recovering from an illness that took him out earlier in the week - so it’s time to see just how good Bernier has been at getting his game back.