Semyon Varlamov will be back in the Colorado net Wednesday at the Pepsi Center against Ottawa, making his second consecutive start after backing up the red-hot Reto Berra for two games and then not suiting up for five because of a groin injury.
But Avalanche coach Patrick Roy doesn't consider this a return to normalcy.
Why not?
Because, from his perspective, nothing really ever changed.
"It's always been like this," Roy said after the Avalanche's morning skate. "It's never really in the back of my mind. Varly was our number one guy. Is he having the start you want?