Avalanche's Semyon Varlamov: Will not travel to Dallas

Varlamov (groin) will not fly with the Avs to face the Stars on the road Thursday.

Analysis:

Varlamov's injury woes are just piling on to an already poor season for the netminder, who has managed just six wins in 21 appearances with a 3.33 GAA, the highest of his career. While the 28-year-old is out of the lineup, the Avs will look to Calvin Pickard in net. If Pickard performs well, Varlamov could suddenly find himself relegated to a spot on the bench, but that hasn't been the case so far.