Flyers offer sheet sets $18 million annual value for Ducks center

The Philadelphia Flyers submitted a five-year offer sheet valued at $18 million annually to an Anaheim Ducks restricted free agent center. The offer would make the 21-year-old the highest-paid player in the league if accepted or matched. Brady Tkachuk said on a podcast that the annual value is not an overpay.

His brother Matthew Tkachuk agreed, stating the player comes as advertised and the salary could prove under market value as the salary cap rises.

Contract details and team options The offer sheet arrived when the Ducks projected roughly $18 million in available cap space. After re-signing a defenseman, that figure fell to about $9 million, leaving the team to weigh extensions for two additional restricted free agents.

The Ducks must decide by Friday whether to match the offer. If they decline, they would receive multiple first-round draft picks from the Flyers as compensation. Future contracts for players such as San Jose's Macklin Celebrini and Chicago's Connor Bedard are expected to exceed the $18 million annual figure once those players reach restricted free agency.