Murray said he “put into play” any of the six picks he has in the first two rounds for the next two drafts. Four of those are this year, with the Ducks having two selections in the first round as prime trading chips.

Some of the Ducks’ top young forward prospects – presumably Emerson Etem and Rickard Rakell among them – were on the table. Vancouver wanted a roster player to replace Kesler and Murray wasn’t going there.

“Failed to get anything done,” Murray said. “But in saying that, I wasn’t going to and did not offer any player off this roster. I strongly believe, and I can’t say it enough, that this team is good enough.