Personally, I would rotate them ... important to find out whether They can plan on Primeau as the backup for next season or need to find an inexpensive veteran for 24/25.
Exactly, at the time Price was headed to LTIR and Monty was coming off a pretty mediocre first year with the Habs. Hughes doesn't have a crystal ball, so a 2 year contract wasn't a bad thing. It's these 5 and 6 year contracts that can really come back to bite you (ie Gallagher) if you make a mistake.