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Flyers lock core, Carlsson signs with Ducks

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Flyers lock in Zegras, Drysdale; core, Carlsson bid rebuffed signs with Ducks

The Flyers have continued to lock down their core. After extending forward Trevor Zegras to a four‑year, $36.5 million deal and signing defenseman Jamie Drysdale to a four‑year, $26 million contract, the club added a long‑term deal for starting goaltender Dan Vladar. Negotiations in mid‑June led to a five‑year extension worth $27.5 million (about $5.5 million AAV), which was officially announced on June 28. A day later the Flyers announced an eight‑year, $56.8 million contract for forward Tyson Foerster, further cementing the forward group. In early July the Flyers submitted a record‑setting five‑year, $90 million offer sheet for restricted‑free‑agent centre Leo Carlsson, an $18 million AAV that would make him the highest‑paid player in NHL history. The Anaheim Ducks matched the offer on July 8, tying Carlsson to a five‑year, $90 million the same contract and leaving the Flyers without their targeted top‑line centre. The match deepened On August 4 the Ducks’ salary‑cap crunch, limiting flexibility for other pending deals such as Cutter Gauthier. With Ducks completed the Carlsson bid rebuffed, signing, confirming Carlsson’s five‑year, $90 million deal with a large signing bonus; the Flyers’ centre need remains unresolved. Analysts have highlighted possible trade targets—including Dylan Cozens, Matty Beniers 21‑year‑old posted 67 points last season and Adam Fantilli—but each would require significant assets. The organization’s focus now is now the league’s highest‑paid player. With the centre vacancy still open, the Flyers are focused on integrating the their newly secured core pieces while exploring trade or acquisition options to fill the centre vacancy gap ahead of the next season.

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  1. 2026-08-05 17:35 UTC Flyers lock core, Carlsson signs with Ducks
  2. 2026-08-05 16:12 UTC Flyers lock in Zegras, Drysdale; Carlsson bid rebuffed
  3. 2026-07-27 18:45 UTC Flyers lock in Zegras, Drysdale; Carlsson bid rebuffed

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