No, the cap is a big deal because people on this board still moan about Luongo's contract. Virtanen and Holtby we can't do anything about, but we can avoid incurring cap from Halak.
We have to be sensible. It's been nice to win these games but the reality is we still need a LOT to go right to make playoffs. No sense in hoping for that good luck. It's much better to do the responsible thing and move him on. It's better we have money to spend next year, when a true clean slate is given, than right now when we're 30 games deep at barely a .500 record.