In 23 games so far this year he's allowed 4+ goals in 6 of them, and was pulled after allowing 3 in 30 minutes in a 7th game, well over 25% and almost 1/3 of the games. You gonna try and tell me that allowing 4 goals still gives the team a real chance to win?
And like I said it's not just this year either. In 48 starts last year he allowed 4+ goals in 12 of them. And another two games where he allowed 3 in half a game.
The year before that it was 4+ goals in 10/23 games.
So yeah, in 25% of games hes not even giving the Avs a fair chance to win.
Varlamov's game-by-game saves percentage fluctuates from .950+ to sub .890 from game to game.
What you're looking for doesn't exist this season. These are the top preforming goalies in the league this season and none of them are any different than Varlamov.
Varlamov: 5 games with 4+ goals and 7 sub.890% games.
Halak : 5 games with 4+ goals and 7 sub.890% games.
Gibson: 5 games with 4+ goals and 7 sub.890% games.
Vasilevskiy: 4 games with 4+ goals and 5 sub.890% games.
Rinne: 2 games with 4+ goals and 8 sub.890% games.
Bishop: 3 games with 4+ goals and 8 sub.890% games.
Andersen: 6 games with 4+ goals and 5 sub.890% games.
Rittich: 2 games with 4+ goals and 6 sub.890% games.