Didnt think of it like that actually, good point. If they have made a bit of a move this season by showing Steiner to be lacking, this surely feeds into their hands very well.Because they're all about putting a spin on things, and they'll want to play up the story ready for it's surprise climax.
I'm sure it'll be there, but I think they'll want a "This was Steiner's last season" moment for the last episode of this season.
They might be rushing to add an extra 5 mins into the last Haas episode of this season coming...