Semyon Varlamov (Associated Press)
Semyon Varlamov allowed five goals on 31 Anaheim shots Saturday in the Avalanche’s 5-3 season-ending loss to the Ducks.
“It’s frustrating for sure that we didn’t make the playoffs this year,” he said.
Varlamov usually defers to others to publicly evaluate his play, but he did address his season’s body of work after the final game.
“It was a tough year for me, no doubt,” he said. “I’ve been up and down all year. I don’t think I played my best year. I know what I have to do. I know what I have to work on. I know I have to be better. That’s what I’m going to say. It will be really frustrating to watch how I played the last couple of games, too. I need to regroup, recharge the batteries for next year. I need to have a good summer and I can (say) I am going to be better next year, for sure.”
He confirmed he will play for Russia in the upcoming World Championships. He also was selected for the national team in the World Cup of Hockey later in the year.
Terry Frei: tfrei@denverpost.com or @TFrei
