Avalanche's Semyon Varlamov: Out at least Saturday

Varlamov (upper body) won't be available for Saturday's game against the Canucks.

Analysis:

The injury caused the Russian to miss practice Friday, though a related report from The Denver Post states that it's fortunately not a serious ailment. Calvin Pickard has already been named the starter for the next contest, but it's unknown at this point whether the Avs will summon a player from the minors.