He can not really come out and say, Yeah, Nik played poorly for us this year, other than the first 10 games or so, but we are stuck with him until we find a sucker to trade him to or buy him out.He has to 'pump Nik's tires' for a few reasons, one of them being that he just might need Khabby next season, and does not want a disgruntled, aging goalie with confidence issues.