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The question is, what scoring left wing would the Ducks be able to acquire for one of their pricier defensemen? Not many teams are actively trying to trade away scoring left wings. The Rangers would probably move Rick Nash, but that wouldn’t make any sense for the Ducks. First off, Nash makes significantly more than any of the Anaheim defensemen and had a down year last season. Yes, the Ducks have over $11 million in cap space right now, but the also have to sign Richard Rakell in addition to Lindholm. That could take close between $7 & 8 million to sign those two. That reduces the Ducks’ cap space. Adding significant salary in a trade becomes dicier then, even if you move out a contract. Say the proposed trade is Cam Fowler for Nash. Fowler has a cap hit of $4 million. Nash’s cap hit is $7.8 million. That is $3.8 million more of a cap hit. Around the rest of the league, who has a scoring left wing that they’re willing to trade. The Bruins would probably have interest in Fowler, but don’t have a scoring left wing to send in return. The same goes for Detroit. So, if they can’t find an established scoring left wing in return for say, Fowler, do the Ducks change what they’ll accept in return? Do they accept a young left wing with that potential & draft pick as a return? If so, they’d probably have more teams involved.