What happens when the NHL salary cap jumps in a major way — again — giving teams money to spend in a year with very few Grade A options to splurge on in the July 1 unrestricted free agent market?Trades, trades, trades.Based on conversations with multiple NHL front offices and agents over the past week, it sounds like teams are calling around to gauge the temperature on all kinds of names. Not just the obvious ones.There’s a storm brewing with the potential for massive trades. At the very least, there will be massive attempts.One player who fits that criteria is 23-year-old forward Mason McTavish, which is a little obvious after he was scratched for two playoff games. I have zero evidence to suggest the Anaheim Ducks are the ones picking up the phone and calling teams about him. But I know for a fact that several teams have inquired about him. He’s coming off a season in which he regressed after a contract stalemate delayed his start.Still, the third pick from the 2021 draft is an appealing target, especially since he’s signed to a contract for another five years at a $7 million cap hit. Some teams view him as an ideal reset candidate. All the more reason Anaheim wouldn’t move him unless a team steps up in a major way.What’s major, you ask? Well, if Auston Matthews watches the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason play out over the next five or six weeks and decides he’s not sure they are still a contender and says he’s open to a move, I would venture to guess Anaheim would be on his list of seven or eight potential desired landing spots. And the Ducks would have the pieces to make it work in a larger package.All things being equal, I think it’s more likely No. 34 stays in Toronto for at least another season, but it’s just an example for the kind of scenario that the Ducks could potentially see come their way.Also worth noting, with young stars Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier due for big raises this summer, one can see why the Ducks might at least listen on McTavish as they put all the pieces of the puzzle together in the bigger picture.Top picks available?Will any of the top five picks in the draft be on the move?Not that the Maple Leafs are intent on moving the No. 1 pick, but new general manager John Chayka also isn’t hanging up the phone if and when teams call. Why would he? If a team steps up in a meaningful way with the kind of package that helps the Leafs get back in contention, Chayka will at least listen, according to league sources.I do think it’s unlikely he moves it, though.The San Jose Sharks, meanwhile, are far enough along in their rebuild that GM Mike Grier is absolutely open to moving the No. 2 pick, depending on the offers, per league sources.