Quote Originally Posted by pmorrow View Post
Although Greiss has the contract I think this organization is so desperate to win that they will go with Halak if they have to. They don't have a clear backup alternative in the AHL as far as I can tell, so Halak will be in the NHL ready and willing to take over that crease if Greiss falters. Until Halak falters and gives it back again, of course.

It's Greiss' to lose, but he will probably lose the job at various points this year.
It was Greiss's job and he had definitively lost it by the end of last March. Halak played every single game the last couple of weeks of the season (and they won their last 6 with Tavares on IR).
This is a clean slate with no incumbent.