Flyers Hand Leo Carlsson 5-Year, $90 Million Offer Sheet as Ducks Weigh 7-Day Match
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Updated · SB Nation · Jul 3
Flyers Hand Leo Carlsson 5-Year, $90 Million Offer Sheet as Ducks Weigh 7-Day Match
3 articles · Updated · SB Nation · Jul 3
Summary
$18 million a year would make 21-year-old Leo Carlsson the NHL's highest-paid player if Anaheim declines to match Philadelphia's five-year offer sheet.
Philadelphia is betting Carlsson's rise from 67 points in 70 games to a potential 100-point ceiling justifies a contract above Kirill Kaprizov's previous $17 million AAV high.
Anaheim has seven days to respond and enters the decision with roughly $35 million in cap space, giving it room to keep the restricted free agent.
If the Ducks walk away, the Flyers would surrender four straight first-round picks, turning the bid into one of the NHL's costliest swings for a young star.