The Ducks were never going to be buyers this season but sellers. The Ducks had a number of good/great players but some of those players had to be traded away to clear some cap and get draft picks.
When I first took over we only had about 5 minors and a number of open spots. Therefore I had to cut or trade some players to get more cap space for next season. I think I have done that with the trades to acquire about 10 additional draft picks for next season to help with our lack of minors. The Duck cap space will be better going into next season for free agency especially if the NHL cap space goes up again.
I know some owners might have questioned the Byfuglien trade but the cap space saved from that trade will possibly get me additional free agents that can replace Byfuglien.