It’s not a huge amount, but it’s still saved money.80K? If we are that much trouble cap wise (we aren't, nor are we flushed with cash as some would have you believe) then we have bigger problems
And there is the flexibility issue, not only on the 1 year contract vs 2. If we wanted to take that 3rd pick in the ND instead of the RD, we would have kept Cottrell on the Rookie List, there was no other reason to elevate him.
Now we have more flexibility for balancing our list at the end of next year.