The Anaheim Ducks Interesting Decision Making Has Cost Them Cap Space

Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks skates to the puck under pressure from David Backes #21 of the Anaheim Ducks (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

The Anaheim Ducks might just be in a little bit of fiscal hot water this coming season.

The warning signs to fans were there when the Anaheim Ducks took on David Backes‘ contract last season, yet the LTIR cap relief granted by Ryan Kesler and Patrick Eaves may have papered over just how much money the Ducks were due to spend this coming season.

Recently, PuckPedia.com flipped over to the next season, which was quickly followed by capfriendly.com doing the same. While the accuracy of these sites is always somewhat debatable, they give a…