The NHL will have a new highest-paid player, and it’s happening via the offer sheet route.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced that on Friday, July 3, that they have tendered a five-year, $90 million offer to the Anaheim Ducks‘ Leo Carlsson. The $18 million average will move Carlsson, 21, past the Minnesota Wild‘s Kirill Kaprizov, who’s averaging $17 million.
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The Ducks have seven days to decide whether to match the offer. If they don’t, they will receive four first-round draft picks from the Flyers.
Carlsson, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft, had 29 goals, 38 assists for 67 points in 70 regular season games last season with the Ducks. He added 11 points in 12 playoff games to help lead Anaheim to the second round.
The offer sheet is the second since the July 1 signing period opened. The New Jersey Devils gave a one-year, $4.775 million offer sheet to the Utah Mammoth‘s Barrett Hayton.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Flyers give $90M offer sheet to Ducks’ Leo Carlsson: NHL free agency live updates
