Semyon Varlamov had a breakout season in 2013-14 and earned a long-term deal as a result. The Colorado Avalanche goaltender has been trying to recapture that success, but it has been a rough start for the Russian.Varlamov will be in net Friday when Colorado hosts the Winnipeg Jets, but his hold on the No. 1 goalie spot is tenuous. He has lost five straight games, including a tough outing in St. Louis on Sunday. He was pulled after two periods of the 5-1 loss to the Blues and has allowed 20 goals during his personal five-game losing streak.Hes permitted five goals in four of his eight starts and has a 2-6-0 record with one shutout, a 3.67 goals-against average and .881 save percentage. He is being pushed by Calvin Pickard, who was 3-0-0 with a shutout before giving up four goals to Arizona on Tuesday.Both guys, if I look for the battle for the net, weve played better games in front of Pick than we have for Varly, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar told HockeyBuzz.com after practice Thursday. Varlys played real good first periods and now we need him to sustain his game through the course of 60 minutes or 65 minutes plus.Colorado is hoping it catches the Jets a little leg weary after they played Thursday night. Catching Winnipeg on the second day of a back to back doesnt guarantee a win, though. The Jets came in two weeks ago after beating the Dallas Stars at home and came away with a 1-0 win over the Avalanche.The Jets won, 3-2, in Arizona on Thursday, the team that beat Colorado 4-2 on Tuesday.Bednar shook up his lines in that loss, moving future Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla to the third line and putting Rene Bourque on the second line with Gabriel Landeskog and Carl Soderberg. Bednar is trying to kick-start the offense, which has scored five goals in the last five games, four of them losses.But boosting the offense wont matter if Varlamov doesnt come out of his funk. He could give way to Pickard if he continues to struggle, but he needs help from his skaters.We have an obligation as a team to play well in front of him as well, Bednar told HockeyBuzz.com. You saw a little bit last game we left Pick hung out to dry on a few of the plays and we end up losing the game. We didnt give up a bunch of scoring chances, but we gave up way too many odd-man rushes. We broke some of them up and we miscued on some, but the scoring chances we gave up, there were too many quality chances.Colorado will be without forward Blake Comeau, who is expected to miss his third straight game with a groin injury.The Jets are coming in tired but happy after beating the Coyotes. They could also get fresh legs if defenseman Jacob Trouba makes his season debut. He took part in Thursdays morning skate but coach Paul Maurice stuck with the same lineup that beat Dallas on Tuesday.The performance of the players that are in the lineup now has to be important, and just getting him on the ice and getting him some time here, getting him comfortable, Maurice told the Winnipeg Free Press. Its going to be a tough call based on (Tuesdays) game, and really for some of them, when the player has to come out, we want it to be the right time.Winning Thursday might help with the decision to change the chemistry.Youre more open to put a new player in on back-to-back (with) fresh legs, Maurice told the Winnipeg Free Press. Air Force 1 UK On Sale .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Nike Air Force 1 UK . Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. http://www.nikeairforce1outletuk.com/ . 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"We did some good things, a lot of good things," said Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin. "We played well and we won, but we didnt play well for all four quarters and thats something we can still work on. We want to win all four quarters each and every game. We got our goal, which is to win on the road. Now we have to make sure we win all four quarters consistently on the road." Riders linebacker Renauld Williams also tried to keep the victory in perspective. "Its one game," said Williams, who closed out the first half with an interception return TD, his first since 2008. "We just want to get better play by play and week by week. Its a great start though. Especially on the road and especially in Edmonton because we have a history here." The Roughriders have not had much success at Edmontons Commonwealth Stadium over the years. Saskatchewan came into the game with just a 9-40 regular season record, including a six-game losing streak extending back to September 2009. The Eskimos, meanwhile, lost their first season-opener in three years under head coach Kavis Reed. "We did not execute very well," Reed said. "Penalties were our nemesis today. We did not tackle as well as we wanted. We lost the game in all three phases. "There are a lot of things that we have to look at. There are a lot of things we have to evaluate from top to bottom to make certain we get better." Saskatchewan scored five minutes in to the games opening drive as Kory Sheets took a handoff from Durant and scampered 19 yards for the touchdown and an early 7-0 lead. The Eskimos took a string of penalties that allowed the Riders to march downfield and make it 14-0, as Durant hit Taj Smith for a 13-yard TD pass with a minute to play in the opening quarter. Saskatchewan added a punt single before Edmonton came back with a single point of their own on a missed field goal. The botched kick came shortly after the Eskimos finally had good field possession thanks to a 46-yard passing play to Fred Stamps. The Eskimos disastrous opening half concluded with an extremely poor play. Edmonton found itself deep in its own end with time expired and quarterbback Mike Reilly opted to pass instead of going down on a broken play.dddddddddddd Williams picked off the pass and ran it 19 yards into the end zone to put the Roughriders up 22-1 at half. "I think that was just a bad decision by their quarterback," Williams said. "Hell learn. He should have thrown the ball away. Even if he had completed it, you are probably not going to score. I was thinking Hes not going to throw this, but he threw it. Opportunities like that dont arise very often and you have to make the play when it is there like that. "He just has to make a better decision on that one." The Eskimos left the field at the half to a chorus of boos from their hometown fans. The Roughriders continued their assault to start the third quarter as a 36-yard passing play set up a three-yard TD toss from Durant to Chris Getzlaf to make it 29-1. Edmonton returner John White fumbled the ensuing kickoff at his own 30 and Sam Hurl was there to pounce on it. The latest in a series of Eskimos miscues set up a four-yard TD pass to Scott McHenry just over a minute after their first major of the half. The Eskimos finally got some earned points on the board when Grant Shaw kicked a 40-yard field goal to make it 36-4. Saskatchewan also conceded a safety to make it 36-6 at the end of the third. The Riders added a field goal before Edmonton saved a little face with a touchdown midway through the fourth as Stamps made a leaping catch for a 19-yard major to make it 39-12 after the missed two-point convert. Shaw added a pair of field goals in the final two minutes for the Eskimos. The Riders return home to face the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. The Eskimos travel to Hamilton to play the Ticats next Sunday. Notes: Saskatchewan finished third in the CFLs West Division last season with a record of 8-10, while Edmonton was fourth at 7-11. Both teams lost out in the semifinals as the Riders fell 36-30 to Calgary in the West and Edmonton crossed over and lost 42-26 to the Toronto Argos in the East... The Eskimos are one of the most inexperienced teams in the league with 18 players in their first or second year and an average of 2.5 years experience through their lineup. The Riders have an average of 3.5 years experience, tied for second behind B.C. with an average of four years... Star slotback Geroy Simon was unable to make his debut for Saskatchewan after suffering an injury in the Riders last pre-season game against Calgary. Simon, the leagues all-time leading receiver, was acquired from the B.C. Lions in the off-season... Stamps hit the 400 career receptions mark in the game. ' ' '