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Please do not poke Semyon Varlamov with your hockey stick

He will get rid of that stick so quickly.

by Patrick Iversen
Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
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No one player in all of sports gets poked, prodded and generally whacked at more than an NHL goalie. Some goalies will put up with this abuse.

Not Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov.

nope
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