You can thank the Nashville Predators and the Buffalo Sabres organizations for this kind of thing happening. It was their complaining that got the NHL to institute the cap. I do really know how you feel though. The ramifications of the cap lost the Avs Foote, Hinote, and Tanguay. Some would say Forsberg in that list, but considering the time he spends on the bench because of injury, I was glad to see the back of him. But I do know how you feel, Snake Eyes. I felt the same way when the Avs traded Foote. This season, I had been hoping we could get rid of Jose Threeormore (Theodore) and Liles (the star defenseman who passes to the other team in the defensive zone. Instead we ditched May for a second rate forward that we got rid of a while back, and a rookie goalie. Look at the bright side though. Smyth will be a free agent come July, and Edmonton can pick him back up.