Flyers offer Leo Carlsson $90 million as Ducks consider response
Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Jul 3, 2026, 7:45 PM
Last updated Jul 3, 2026
The Philadelphia Flyers have tendered a five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Leo Carlsson of the Anaheim Ducks on July 3. If accepted, the deal will make Carlsson the highest-paid player in the NHL with an average annual value of $18 million. The Ducks have seven days to match the offer or will receive four first-round draft picks as compensation. Carlsson, selected second overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, scored 29 goals and 67 points in 70 games last season. Ducks GM Pat Verbeek previously indicated he would match any offers for Carlsson, pending his assessment of this significant proposal.
- •Flyers tender offer sheet on July 3, 2026.
- •Carlsson's contract averages $18 million per year.
- •Ducks have seven days to respond to the offer.
- •Carlsson recorded 29 goals and 67 points last season.
- •Compensation includes four first-round draft picks if Ducks decline.
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- 9:25 PMESPN — Flyers tender offer sheet to Ducks' star Carlsson
- 9:11 PMCBS NHL — Flyers sign Ducks C Leo Carlsson to record 5-year, $90 million offer sheet
- 8:04 PMYahoo Sports — Flyers sign Ducks' Leo Carlsson to bold $18 million a year offer sheet
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"We knew an offer sheet was coming, but maybe not one this big. The Philadelphia Flyers have tendered an offer […] The post Flyers Give Leo Carlsson a Massive Offer Sheet; Philly Awaits Ducks Decision appeared first on Philly Hockey Now.
"The Philadelphia Flyers are prepared to pay Anaheim center Leo Carlsson the highest annual salary at $18 million since the salary cap era began in 2005, now giving the Ducks seven days to match the offer.
"The Flyers said Friday that they have tendered an offer to sheet to Anaheim Ducks star center Leo Carlsson for a five-year deal that's worth $18 million annually.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 4, 2026, 3:18 AMFlyers sign Ducks center Carlsson to 5-year, $90 million offer sheet; Anaheim has 7 days to match
The Philadelphia Flyers are prepared to pay Anaheim center Leo Carlsson the highest annual salary at $18 million since the salary cap era began in 2005, now giving the Ducks seven days to match the offer.
- Yahoo SportsJul 4, 2026, 1:00 AMFlyers sign Leo Carlsson to 5-year, $90 million offer sheet: Answering all the big questions regarding Daniel Briere’s huge move
The Flyers shocked the hockey world today by signing Leo Carlsson to massive $90 million offer sheet. What does it all mean, and what happens next?
- Yahoo SportsJul 3, 2026, 11:05 PMFlyers offer sheet Leo Carlsson, would make him the highest-paid player in NHL history
A mega-deal for the 21-year-old.
- ESPNJul 3, 2026, 9:25 PMFlyers tender offer sheet to Ducks' star Carlsson
The Flyers said Friday that they have tendered an offer to sheet to Anaheim Ducks star center Leo Carlsson for a five-year deal that's worth $18 million annually.
- CBS NHLJul 3, 2026, 9:11 PMFlyers sign Ducks C Leo Carlsson to record 5-year, $90 million offer sheet
Carlsson is now the highest-paid player in the NHL, but who will be play for next season?
- Yahoo SportsJul 3, 2026, 8:04 PMFlyers sign Ducks' Leo Carlsson to bold $18 million a year offer sheet
The Flyers have called the Ducks' bluff on Leo Carlsson and have tendered a major offer sheet to the 21-year-old center.
- Yahoo SportsJul 3, 2026, 7:45 PMFlyers give $90M offer sheet to Ducks' Leo Carlsson: NHL free agency live updates
The Philadelphia Flyers tendered an offer sheet to Anaheim Ducks star Leo Carlsson that will make him the NHL's top paid player.
- Yahoo SportsJul 3, 2026, 7:38 PMFlyers Give Leo Carlsson a Massive Offer Sheet; Philly Awaits Ducks Decision
We knew an offer sheet was coming, but maybe not one this big. The Philadelphia Flyers have tendered an offer […] The post Flyers Give Leo Carlsson a Massive Offer Sheet; Philly Awaits Ducks Decision appeared first on Philly Hockey Now.
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