Well this is where the GM does that GM thing and goes out and finds a better goalie.
As I was one hoping a goalie would be claimed, (a D too) and the goalie we lost to was one of those goalies, I have to wonder would the result have been better if we had claimed Curtis McElhinny? I am not one to say that he IS the answer because he is now 35 and may have lost what he once had, but I think he is better than Nilsson and would put preasure on Markstrom to be #1. Miller was better and probably still is.
That was a very uninspiring camp, no goalie competition, no D competition and not very much F competition.
The problem that this creates is next year Demko could come in, be better than Markstrom and still be a bad goalie.
Just like beating Gagner for a job, a player is not beating NHL talent.
At least if Jim picked up McElhinny he would have made a statement that his goaltending did not prove enough to keep their job.
He did not do that.
So with Nilsson on a lame duck contract, Demko can see his name on next years roster whether he earns it or not.
I am not buying your arguement that " we suck anyway, may as well keep the worst starter ( or goalie tandem) in the league"
My question to you is, " doesn't this situation contribute to complacency?"