DETROIT — Greetings from snowy Detroit, after flights from Ottawa to Washington Dulles and from Washington Dulles to Detroit …
Last night after the Avalanche win at Ottawa, Patrick Roy told me he was pondering stepping away from his pre-trip, penciled-in goaltending plan. Going in, the tentative plan was for Calvin Pickard to play in Detroit. Roy said he would talk with Varlamov to see how he felt, but he was “80 percent” certain he would come back with Varlamov against the Red Wings.
The Avalanche has confirmed that’s now the plan, so Varlamov will be in the net at Joe Louis Arena.