Ottawa dumped Phaneuf's horrific contract on somebody else. As that clown has slowed with age, he's really about as over-paid as they come at north of $5 mil a year ... for another 3-4 years IIRC. That's a win, regardless of what else happens. They're dead in the water this year anyway and the top end of the draft is thick with promising defensemen. Gaborik won't give them anything but I doubt they care in the short run.