It's a low risk move imo. If he's better than what Samsonov has been giving us (or Jones will give us over a representative body of work), it's good for him to get the reps and us to get functioning goaltending. If he's just no ready, he gives us the type of goaltending we were already getting, lets us take Hildeby off the list as potential answers and then he goes back down to the AHL to be one of the best goalies in the league but with a new appreciation for what NHL shooters are like, new film to learn from, etc.