Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who originally was believed would play against Dallas, will start against Montreal on Saturday at the Pepsi Center.

Roy said he had a handful of conversations with Varlamov on Thursday, and said he and the team are in "full support" of him. Varlamov's attorney and agent both have strongly denied the allegations against him. Varlamov, unavailable for comment Friday morning — which is standard procedure for a goalie playing that night — will address the media for the first time after the game.

"We just want Varly to go out there and play his game," Roy said.

Asked if Varlamov was in good spirits, and whether he's confident Varlamov will be able to play effectively despite the distractions of his situation, Roy said: "We'll see tonight. The players have to support him as well, hockey-wise. The players need to play a good game in front of him, just like we've done since the start of the season. None of us are making any judgment until this (legal) process is going to be over."