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Cutter Gauthier, Ducks Agree to 6-Year, $81M Deal
The six-year deal keeps the 22-year-old winger under contract through 2031-32 after he led Anaheim with 41 goals and 69 points last season.
- On Tuesday, the Anaheim Ducks agreed to a six-year, $81 million contract with restricted free agent Cutter Gauthier, carrying a $13.5 million average annual value through the 2031-32 season.
- Gauthier is coming off a breakout campaign where he led the Ducks with 41 goals and 69 points in 76 games, helping the team snap a seven-year playoff drought after joining via a 2024 trade from the Philadelphia Flyers.
- The Ducks mutually terminated Chris Kreider's final contract year last week, freeing $6.5 million in cap space; about $69.5 million of Gauthier's deal consists of signing bonuses, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
- Gauthier's $13.5 million average annual value trails only teammate Leo Carlsson's $18 million AAV and lands below Chicago Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard's $15 million average annual value on his recent extension.
- Anaheim holds just over $2 million in 2026-27 salary cap space following the deal; Gauthier, a former Philadelphia Flyers draft pick, now ranks among the NHL's highest-paid players.
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Cutter Gauthier, Ducks agree to 6-year, $81M deal
Gauthier’s new contract makes him the Ducks’ second-highest-paid player, trailing only Leo Carlsson’s $18 million AAV. Gauthier, 22, led the Ducks in goals (41) and points (69) last season while helping them snap a seven-year playoff drought.
Ducks Sign Cutter Gauthier to New Contract
The Anaheim Ducks have locked up a key piece of their future as the team agreed to a long-term deal with star winger Cutter Gauthier.The Ducks announced on Tuesday that they have inked Gauthier to a six-year contract to keep him in Anaheim, the team revealed on its social media.“CUT IT! Our man Cutter signs […]
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