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The Anaheim Ducks‘ contract talks with Cutter Gauthier appear headed for a difficult negotiation after Leo Carlsson reset the franchise’s salary structure. NHL analyst Keith Yandle believes Gauthier has no intention of accepting a deal below Carlsson’s record-setting contract. Speaking…
With the 2026 NHL Draft behind us, let's take a look back at some of the greatest selections in NHL history. In this piece, we will name the greatest draft pick of all time from each of the 32 NHL teams. However, to make this a bit more difficult, we will only include names who […]
Kyle Dubas mentioned earlier this offseason that if the Pittsburgh Penguins are not able to complete a major, blockbuster move, they might need to focus on rebuilding this thing brick, by boring brick. That can take on a lot of different forms, and one of them for the Penguins under Dubas has been their willingness […]
Victory+ picked a bad Wednesday to have a bad Wednesday. The Ducks are the second team to walk away from the streaming platform within hours, and the exit comes with two years still remaining on Anaheim’s contract. According to a report from Sports Business Journal’s Alex Silverman, the Ducks have notified Victory+ – who has…
Anaheim selected Nordmark with the 28th overall pick of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.
Seven NHL teams won Stanley Awards, which recognize club business and marketing achievements.
The Anaheim Ducks made a major statement this past Thursday. It came with the decision to match the Leo Carlsson offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers. The new deal for Carlsson is set to be for five years at a record-breaking $18 million a year. It shows what new-age NHL contracts will look like and […] The post Anaheim Ducks Took a Gamble on Leo Carlsson’s Contract appeared first on The Lead .
With the Anaheim Ducks deciding to match their offer sheet for Leo Carlsson, the Philadelphia Flyers still have $29 million in salary cap space burning a hole in their pocket. They will be handing a chunk of that money to their two big remaining restricted free agents, Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale. But with both players having arbitration hearings set for the second half of this month, will they come to agreements before that or will they be letting a third-party decide? With more fi...
Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson cashed in a lottery ticket from the Philadelphia Flyers that paid him an average annual value of $18 million. Signing the offer sheet set off alarms in Anaheim, as they had seven days to match the sheet and keep Carlsson in the Ducks colors. Carlsson's never been a 100+ point forward yet, but he's getting paid like one now. Following Carlsson's newly inked contract, the team signed Pavel Mintyukov to a $7.2 million AAV. Now, there are reports that Gauthi...
The NHL offseason has quieted down since the Anaheim Ducks matched the offer sheet tendered to Leo Carlsson. With that, we can begin looking at which teams have improved this…
At the start of NHL Free Agency, the Anaheim Ducks made a handful of acquisitions to their squad, including 29-year-old winger Jeff Malott. He was signed to a three-year contract…
The agents for Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson explained how the historic offer sheet that he signed came about.On July 3, the Philadelphia Flyers announced they had signed Carlsson to a five-year, $90 million offer sheet. With an $18 million AAV, Carlsson immediately became the NHL’s highest-paid player on a per-year basis, beating out Kirill […] The post Leo Carlsson’s Agents Explains How Historic Offer Sheet Came Up appeared first on HEAVY .
It wasn’t a scene from The Godfather , but Flyers general manager Danny Briere will never resemble the fictional character Don Vito Corleone more than he did last week. That’s according to hockey agents Matt and Ryan Keator, the agents representing Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson. In a special Tuesday evening edition of 32 Thoughts , Elliotte Friedman interviewed both Matt Keator, a veteran agent, and his son Ryan, who is a 27-year-old hockey agent in his second year. After some brief i...
The Leo Carlsson offer sheet saga ended last week when the Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer. However, both teams must now deal with the consequences of their actions.
The Edmonton Oilers came into the 2025/26 season following back-to-back appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals, but after falling in round one to the division rival Anaheim Ducks, it became clear that major changes were needed.The biggest change that has been made was the departure of Kris Knoblauch and the arrival of Mike Babcock, but […] The post Oilers Announce Multi-Year Extension for Two-Year NHL Forward appeared first on HEAVY .
On Thursday afternoon, the Anaheim Ducks decided to retain Leo Carlsson after the Philadelphia Flyers tendered an offer sheet to acquire him. Danny Briere was a player for the Flyers…
From the Anaheim Ducks making Leo Carlsson the highest-paid NHL player to the San Jose Sharks committing a combined $66 million to Mason Marchment and Jacob Trouba, it's been a busy free agency period.
After being eliminated in the Western Conference Quarterfinal by the divisional rival Anaheim Ducks in April, the Edmonton Oilers have made several meaningful changes to their club, both behind the bench and on the ice.Among the most meaningful changes by GM Stan Bowman was the termination of head coach Kris Knoblauch and assistant coach Mark […] The post Oilers’ Ryan Shea Doesn’t Hold Back When Comparing Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby appeared first on HEAVY .
Now in a rebuilding phase, the Vancouver Canucks are in a prime position to use their salary cap to their advantage, take on some unwanted money from overpaid players, and get paid handsomely to do so. One of those opportunities just popped up with some recent news around the NHL. After yesterday’s news that…
The Anaheim Ducks need to free up cap space after matching the Leo Carlsson offer sheet. Which of their players could be traded?
After a week of cautious optimism and hoping that the Anaheim Ducks would let Leo Carlsson fly the coop, the Philadelphia Flyers are right back where they were a week ago. Danny Briere ruffled some feathers with his offer sheet, and the Flyers are once again being talked about in NHL circles, but Philadelphia still lacks the first-line center that it desperately needs. The Flyers were being talked about in terms of offer sheets a few days before sending one to Carlsson, though, as th...
Leo Carlsson may be the highest paid player in the NHL, but he’s not going anywhere. On Thursday, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they were matching the five year, $90 million offer sheet handed out by the Philadelphia Flyers. That’s where the conversation started on the latest edition of Leafs Morning Take. What now? David…
Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers, their record-setting five-year, $18 million cap-hit offer sheet for Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson was matched. The 21-year-old Swede returns to the Golden State. Even…
The Flyers had signed Carlsson to an offer sheet with an $18 million AAV, which was matched by the Ducks on Thursday.
Leo Carlsson's record-high cap hit comes with sky-high expectations and increased pressure after the Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet.