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Stakes higher, but rookie brings it again

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Saturday, May 2, 2009

WASHINGTON -- For a young man who had to ask his coach just a few days ago whether there were shootouts in the NHL playoffs and who grew up playing in cut-down pads with no chest protector, Simeon Varlamov has quickly learned the nuances of playoff action. When you give up a stinker or two, you'd better make the highlight-reel save when it counts. The 21-year-old Varlamov did just that Saturday afternoon, robbing Sidney Crosby in the second period with what must be the save of this postseason, ...

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