Issue here is that NHL teams don't neccessarily panic over a guy struggling a bit. Huet is an expensive CPHL player, but chances are at year end he played 55 games, won 35 of them and posted good enough numbers to still be a 70 or so rated goalie. Even the 3 goals that Huet gave up against the Flames weren't as stinky as the two Niemi gave up.
Anytime you downgrade your goalie though, you better have some type of plan for how you can recover from it. You can't always count on a talented young goalie being able to land and keep a starting gig.
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