Wolski Traded For Rozsival

I was surprised by the trade simply because of the cap hit, though I thought it was 4 million not 5… Even at 4 its only a 400k increase in the Yotes cap, but I thought there were some other names that were going to be available soon for a cheaper price, so I’m just wondering if we didn’t pull the plug on Wolski a bit soon. I lived in Colorado for sometime and so I’ve always kept close with the Avs… I always liked Wolski ever since his rookie season and was extremely excited to have him here. He didn’t disappoint last year since the trade, but this year has had trouble finding his role and consistency, which could be due in part to lack of playing time… I’m much less familiar with Rozsival, but it seems like the Yotes have been missing something on the blueline since the loss of Michalek, so hopefully he fits in chemistry wise… I think our young rookie OEL may get a little more playing time down in SA, or maybe GMDM even sees a potential to trade one of our existing D for another piece… At this point I do not know… But the Rangers go themselves a capable 2nd maybe even first liner that will produce points with the mix of right personnel… This first half of the year is an exception, not the rule..

Both players have one year remaining on their contracts — Rozsival’s cap hit is $5 million while Wolski’s is $3.8 million.

I’m surprised that GMDM was willing to take on more salary here…

Actual payroll is what I would go by since the Coyotes aren’t even close to needing to worry about the Cap (other than the FLOOR) and probably will not be for the foreseeable future.