The first offseason domino to fall...

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by O.city

The problem is if you tag him you have to allocate that money then. Which woudl be a chunk. If you do a deal you can spread it out.

Yes, that's true. It's also true that you know EXACTLY how much he's going to count against the cap BEFORE the start of free agency, which allows them the ability to work around it.

And if they sign him before the summer, that cap hit goes away in favor of whatever his new deal costs.