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Islanders: Good, Bad, Ugly of trade market for Nick Leddy

Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

What are some of the good, bad, and ugly considerations to make when looking at the trade market for New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy?

The New York Islanders have been shopping Nick Leddy for some time now. The left-shot defenseman is being made available not because he isn’t a valuable player for the Islanders but because they need to create some cap space.

Not having Nick Leddy’s $5.5 million cap hit on the books would help the Isles keep their core and stay below the salary cap ceiling of $81.