The clock has started ticking on the Anaheim Ducks and if they will match the offer sheet Leo Carlsson signed with the Philadelphia Flyers
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Leo Carlsson will become the NHL's highest-paid player after signing a five-year, $18 million per year offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets should be aware of Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli.
If you have a great game, teams can't wait, you have to “sign them as long as possible. The price never goes down.”
Several sources said the camp of the Anaheim Ducks and Carlsson talked a few hours before he signed the offer sheet, and the Ducks entered between $12 and $13 million. Other teams said they heard Carlsson's asking price was around $15 million.
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The Philadelphia Flyers have been thinking about dealing the sheets to someone for months.
Ducks GM Pat Verbeek said the lead up to this was that they would match any offer sheet, but he probably didn't think it would be $18 million. heard that one group was considering a seven-year, $17.5 million per offer sheet. Believe that someone can consider the maximum of $ 20.8 million.
Leo Carlsson's new contract is one of the WORST you'll ever see in sports 🤯
Over the next 12 months, he is set to receive nearly $40 MILLION in signing bonuses alone 🤑 pic.twitter.com/AJKKwlD89k
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) July 4, 2026
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Cam Robinson: “Another layer to the offer sheet situation that has been popping up around the league:
The same club cannot trade a player for 12 months. But if the offering team seats the player, they can move him.
There is a growing belief that clubs may explore offer sheets as a form of backroom trading: sign here, we'll take you where you want to go, and you'll get more than just the compensation sheet you gave up.
- Cam Robinson: “In addition to this… I am told that many RFAs are involved in discussions about this type of paper structure being offered. This is not only an ideological gap, but it seems that other groups are exploring it.
The Philadelphia Flyers have just over $29.5 million in 21-man cap space, with three RFAs in Trevor Zegras, Nikita Gerbenkin, and Jamie Drysdale.
If the Ducks match, they will still have just over $17 million in cap space with 20 players under contract. They have three RFAs to sign in Cutter Gauthier, Pavel Mintyukov and Tyson Hinds.
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Flyers Hit Leo Carlsson With Offer Sheet #flytogether #letsgoflyers @SWrights975 pic.twitter.com/tMkDbGORM3
— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) July 3, 2026
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