You've replaced a high defensive first pair defenseman for a solid defensive third pair defenseman just to make him more physical. So that's a major loss. Defensively that makes the team a lot worse.

And this allowed you to add a fourth line winger who seems solid defensively and again physical. ie another Lafferty but this time one who isn't a c. Why?

The ducks just finished last in the NHL. They don’t trade a young winger and futures for an 33 year old Dman on an expiring contract. Zero interest

IMO Brodie gets what Schenn got last TDL.
idk if we'd(Preds) do that. If Stastney and Livingstone are competing with him for an NHL roster spot and he's ending up as a scratch, it's a deal.

Anaheim will do a 5th for Brodie