Calvin Pickard

[AvsRobin]

Play them equally until you are sure Varly is 100%, then run more with Varly. Make sure Picks gets a game a week, and if you don't expect him to get playing time send him to the AHL. The important thing is to keep Picks developing by giving him lots of time.

Yup, agree. Giving Pickard what he deserves and taking it easy with Varlys groin goes hand in hand and over time Varly will naturally take over more and more and show that he is the superior goaltender. Next season, we will hopefully have 55-60 games of Varly and 22-27 games of Pickard.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Yup, agree. Giving Pickard what he deserves and taking it easy with Varlys groin goes hand in hand and over time Varly will naturally take over more and more and show that he is the superior goaltender. Next season, we will hopefully have 55-60 games of Varly and 22-27 games of Pickard.

If Picks keeps it up and Varly can stay healthy I'd really like a 2:1 ratio between Varly and Picks. That would hopefully give Varly adequate rest while giving Picks enough experience. It's a good problem to have IMO. If Pickard really starts emerging as a number one, hopefully the Avs handle it better than Vancouver did.

 

[InjuredChoker]

If Picks keeps it up and Varly can stay healthy I'd really like a 2:1 ratio between Varly and Picks. That would hopefully give Varly adequate rest while giving Picks enough experience. It's a good problem to have IMO. If Pickard really starts emerging as a number one, hopefully the Avs handle it better than Vancouver did.

that doesn't really take much..

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

that doesn't really take much..

*Knock on wood.

Staring goaltender in 2016-17 turns out to be Berra.

Trade Pickard for D help this trade deadline. Varly has sub 900 numbers next year and is traded. Voila , We're the Canucks.

 

[spiller19]

So happy to see him playing so well. Back when he was playing with Seattle my friend who is his cousin took me to meet him after a game and he is the most down to earth guy you'll ever meet. Couldn't be happier for him

 

[AnimalMother73]

The thing that made me think he had the potential to be a good/great NHL goalie was how much rubber he faced while w/ the Thunderbirds. He was facing 40+ shots per game seemed like on some terrible Seattle teams and kept them in most games. Very happy for him.

 

[Avs_19]

Pickard interview with Katie Strang on ESPN.com

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/12039506/nhl-colorado-avalanche-rookie-goalie-calvin-pickard-breaking-nhl

 

[The Shermanator]

Hopefully he can still deliver after he's had a bunch of days off and with the knowledge that Varly is back and he is no longer "the guy".

Got a feeling he goes back to playing like an AHL goalie.

 

[ABasin]

If Picks keeps it up and Varly can stay healthy I'd really like a 2:1 ratio between Varly and Picks. That would hopefully give Varly adequate rest while giving Picks enough experience. It's a good problem to have IMO. If Pickard really starts emerging as a number one, hopefully the Avs handle it better than Vancouver did.

I'd like to see Pickard play this way for an entire season before handing him the backup job, let alone comparing him to Luongo/Schneider. I'd also like to see how he comes back from a couple of ugly 6-0 games, as all goaltenders have those.

Pickard's been a great story so far, and I'm very happy he performed this way in the first dozen games of his career. But it's just part of one chapter in a long novel.

In truth, it would surprise me more if he kept playing like a starting NHL goaltender, than it would if he went back to playing like a starting AHL goaltender.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Picks is more on his typical AHL schedule, play b2b and then off until the next weekend, I think he'll be ok. I will be thrilled if he can bring even half of his confidence to Lake Erie. They've gotten by in his absence with some shaky goaltending, would be nice to have some solid play there for a while. I'm done waiting for the magic to run out, he's the real deal. But of course he's still just 22 and talk of getting rid of Varly is lunacy.

 

[not a troll]

I'd like to see Pickard play this way for an entire season before handing him the backup job, let alone comparing him to Luongo/Schneider. I'd also like to see how he comes back from a couple of ugly 6-0 games, as all goaltenders have those.

Pickard's been a great story so far, and I'm very happy he performed this way in the first dozen games of his career. But it's just part of one chapter in a long novel.

In truth, it would surprise me more if he kept playing like a starting NHL goaltender, than it would if he went back to playing like a starting AHL goaltender.

He's done more to deserve the backup job than Berra has though.

I want to see something like when the Kings had Quick and Bernier. Even though Quick was the undisputed #1 Bernier was there to push Quick and make sure Quick knew he had some competition.

 

[henchman21]

I want to see something like when the Kings had Quick and Bernier. Even though Quick was the undisputed #1 Bernier was there to push Quick and make sure Quick knew he had some competition.

I think we see something similar to that next season. Except Roy will play Picks more as he isn't a big believer in starting goalies ~70 games.

 

[ABasin]

He's done more to deserve the backup job than Berra has though.

Entirely true. Though I'm not crazy about Berra as the backup goaltender in the first place.

 

[Pirate Deadpool]

I wonder what the Avs could get for Berra. Certainly not what they paid for him, but I'd take pretty much a bag of chips for him since he is not needed. Well I guess the monsters could use him.

 

[JoeSakic13]

I wonder what the Avs could get for Berra. Certainly not what they paid for him, but I'd take pretty much a bag of chips for him since he is not needed. Well I guess the monsters could use him.

A bucket of FoxTrax pucks and a conditional 7th rounder.

 

[Freudian]

Berra's contract isn't terrible for a backup but the problem is that Berra might be. So right now I'm not sure he can be traded. He has to play and he has to play relatively well for it to happen, I suspect.

 

[billybobjoe2112]

If Picks keeps it up and Varly can stay healthy I'd really like a 2:1 ratio between Varly and Picks. That would hopefully give Varly adequate rest while giving Picks enough experience. It's a good problem to have IMO. If Pickard really starts emerging as a number one, hopefully the Avs handle it better than Vancouver did.

We don't have a contract like Luongo's to deal with. Should be easier to deal either of our goalers.

 

[AMDZen]

Roy spoke out today about Berra saying he is "not happy with him" and that he "isn't hungry" and yet he is the backup and not Pickard. Makes a lot of sense.

Sure I get that we can send Pick down but **** that, send Berra down any way - if someone picks him up (which they won't) they can have him. Dude hasn't earned anything and Pickard has done more than enough to earn his spot on this team

 

[Avs For Life]

Roy spoke out today about Berra saying he is "not happy with him" and that he "isn't hungry" and yet he is the backup and not Pickard. Makes a lot of sense.

Sure I get that we can send Pick down but **** that, send Berra down any way - if someone picks him up (which they won't) they can have him. Dude hasn't earned anything and Pickard has done more than enough to earn his spot on this team

I think you miss what Roy wants for Pickard...

Roy wants Pickard to play...at either level. If he is up here he will just sit on the bench. If a goalie is going to rot on the bench while Varly plays it can be Berra