We discussed goaltending a lot on this site last season as Semyon Varlamov struggled, Calvin Pickard continues to look like a viable option for the future, and Reto Berra started the year on fire before getting hurt and waived.
All in all Varlamov’ stellar 2013-2014 is looking increasingly like an anomaly as he appears to be settling down into his “true” numbers as a good, but unspectacular goaltender in the NHL.
While GM Joe Sakic is probably regretting that $5.9 million dollar cap hit, at the end of the day there are so many teams struggling to find even one decent goaltender that having a good one is a real asset.