Ducks sign Cutter Gauthier to six-year contract worth $81 million
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 17, 2026, 2:34 AM
Last updated Sep 17, 2026
The Anaheim Ducks signed forward Cutter Gauthier to a six-year, $81 million contract on September 16. Gauthier's average annual value of $13.5 million came in below the expected asking price. The Ducks terminated Chris Kreider's contract to create cap space for Gauthier, losing a top-six forward in the process. The signing, final before the new CBA implementation, includes substantial signing bonuses. Anaheim acquired a young star but faces challenges managing financial flexibility moving forward.
- •Cutter Gauthier's contract runs through the 2031-32 season.
- •Gauthier's deal includes approximately $69 million in signing bonuses.
- •Chris Kreider was let go to accommodate Gauthier's contract.
- •Gauthier did not receive trade protection until the final contract year.
- •The deal was signed just before the CBA changes took effect.
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