Flyers Offer Five-Year, $90 Million Contract to Ducks’ Leo Carlsson; Anaheim Says It Will Match

The Philadelphia Flyers tendered a five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson on Friday. The contract carries an annual average value of $18 million. If the Ducks do not match within seven days, the Flyers must surrender four first-round draft picks over the next four seasons under the NHL collective bargaining agreement.

The Ducks have stated they intend to match any offer sheet. Carlsson, 21, recorded 29 goals and 38 assists for 67 points in 70 regular-season games last season. He added 11 points in 12 playoff games.

Across 201 regular-season NHL games he has 141 points, including 61 goals. A native of Karlstad, Sweden, Carlsson stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 208 pounds. Anaheim selected him second overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.

The $18 million AAV would exceed the current highest mark held by Leon Draisaitl at $14 million per year. It would also surpass the $17 million AAV on Kirill Kaprizov's eight-year, $136 million extension signed with the Minnesota Wild in September. Anaheim is projected to have $35.173 million in salary-cap space.

Philadelphia is projected to have more than $29 million. The Ducks signed goaltender Laurent Brossoit, forward A.J. Greer and defenseman Nick Jensen after free agency opened Wednesday. The Flyers acquired center Trevor Zegras from the Ducks last June in exchange for forward Ryan Poehling and two draft picks.