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The five-year, $90 million offer sheet the Philadelphia Flyers gave Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson caught the team “by surprise.”
The Flyers broke the internet on Friday when they announced they had signed Carlsson, the 21-year-old phenom center from the Ducks, to a five-year contract with an annual average value of $18 million. That’s exactly $1 million more per season than Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov signed for when he became the NHL’s highest-paid player at $17 million.
Now, Carlsson holds that title with his $18 million per year salary.
The Ducks now have one week
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