I kinda figured that by the time they'd bought out Holtby, and then signed a new guy...we'd either end up with a significant downgrade (or awkwardly push DiPietro up before he's ready, to basically rot on the bench). Or end up spending enough on the new backup to eat up a big chunk of any "savings" compared to Holtby. But this works. I like Halak. He's a solid backup who can be a bit more for stretches, and he's been through the wars multiple times with multiple teams. And he comes cheap. If he actually hits whatever all the incentives are, it probably means something has gone badly wrong and we needed him.