Complex sentence: In the time leading up to the 2005-06 the Flyers found themselves in potential trouble with the new salary cap and needed to unload some salary, so they traded Markov to the Nashville Predators for a third round pick in 2006.
Split into simpler sentences: In the time leading up to the 2005-06, the Flyers found themselves in potential trouble with the new salary cap and needed to unload some salary. Thus, they traded Markov to the Nashville Predators for a third round pick in 2006.