I don't know, HC, I could see them waiting until June 1 to try and divide it over two years. That would make it a lighter hit against next year's cap instead of what probably still amounts to a brutal cap hit. We'll probably be pretty active next offseason, and taking a 6 or 7 or however much it is (I don't know...) hit for DW might not be the best way to start. That would neutralize, by itself, all of the cap savings we got by releasing Gray, George, Grbac and the Digester this year.
I wish I knew his actual numbers -- I don't like guessing on this stuff.
And, yeah, I've gotten the feeling they'd have liked to cut him this year if they could have.
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