Today the Colorado Avalanche announced new goaltender Semyon Varlamov to the masses with a special media press conference.

 

Varlamov hold up his new jersey

Courtesy of Justin Goldman, Mile High Sports

Listen to the whole presser:

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Justin, courtesy of The Goalie Guild, offers some immediate analysis on the conference and what this means for the Avalanche as well as Varlamov:
Thoughts on Varlamov”s press conference (mp3)

Semyon Varlamov addresses the media

Courtesy of Justin Goldman, Mile High Sports

From The Goalie Guild:

As you will hear, Varlamov had some trouble understanding a few questions. I was able to get in two questions, one which he understood and responded nicely, the second, however, not so much. Fortunately my good friend Peter Kiss, who covers the Avalanche for a newspaper in the Czech Republic, was able to translate the question, thus allowing Varlamov to answer with more ease.

I was very impressed with Varlamov’s calm demeanor during the press conference. Although there were less than 10 members of the media (Denver Post, Altitude, NHL.com and myself), he still displayed some anxiety and nerves. But he had a smile on his face the whole time and worked extremely hard to comprehend all of the questions and answer them to the best of his ability.

Please check back later today for an article on what I feel Varlamov needs to accomplish in order to be successful this upcoming season in an Avalanche jersey. There are also a couple of steps the Avalanche can take as an organization to support Varlamov’s development between now and September.

For myself, I am excited to have such a high-skilled young netminder in Colorado. Although I didn’t get a chance to speak with him privately, I learned a lot about his demeanor and personality and I think he’s going to embrace this opportunity and have a very successful off-season of training.

What do you think?

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