Vokoun is better than Neuvirth at this point. This one-year deal provides Neuvirth with much-needed competition (Holtby will be in Hershey for at least this one more year) and provides the team with an awesome one-two punch in net. Neuvirth hasn't had an experienced goalie to look up to and learn from yet, and this is something that really helps the development of a young goalie. Having Kolzig as a goalie coach and Vokoun as a sort of mentor is going to work wonders for this kid.
If you can improve your team in the most important position for little money, why not? It beats having to rely on Dany Sabourin for ~25 games.
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