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Anaheim Ducks keep Leo Carlsson, matching Flyers’ $90 million offer sheet for young center

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The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising star at an extraordinary cost. The 21-year-old Carlsson is now the NHL’s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90 million deal extended by the Flyers one week ago.

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18 articles, oldest first.

  1. PhillyVoice

    Flyers thoughts: Leo Carlsson is worth it (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Leo Carlsson is the star center the Flyers need. The cost is steep, but the Flyers can afford it, while the Ducks might not be able to.

  2. Fox News

    NHL star says signing Leo Carlsson at record $18 million a year could end up being a steal (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Brady Tkachuk says Leo Carlsson's $18 million offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers is "probably going to be underpaid" as the Ducks' deadline nears.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    No Carlsson for Flyers as Ducks match huge offer sheet (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The Leo Carlsson hype in Philadelphia ended with a thud Thursday. The Flyers’ five-year, $90 million offer sheet to the restricted free agent was matched by the Ducks. So Carlsson will stay in Anaheim as the NHL’s highest-paid player with an $18 million average annual value.

  4. KOB 4

    Anaheim Ducks keep Leo Carlsson, matching Flyers’ $90 million offer sheet for young center (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising star at an extraordinary cost. The 21-year-old Carlsson is now the NHL’s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90 million deal extended by the Flyers one week ago.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ducks match the Flyers’ offer sheet on Leo Carlsson, star center will remain in Anaheim (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Flyers will keep their next four first-round picks and will not have to commit an average annual value of $18 million per year to the Swedish center.

  6. PhillyVoice

    Ducks match offer sheet, Leo Carlsson kept from Flyers (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    The Flyers swung for the fences by making Carlsson the highest-paid player in the NHL, but the Ducks are accepting the cost to keep him.

  7. New York Post

    Ducks make $90 million Leo Carlsson decision after jaw-dropping Flyers offer sheet (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The $18 million average annual value is an NHL record.

  8. Union Leader

    Ducks match offer sheet, make Leo Carlsson highest-paid player (opens Union Leader)

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    Union Leader's feed description

    The Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet tendered to Leo Carlsson on Thursday, with the plan to sign the forward to a five-year, $90 million contract.

  9. Triblive

    Ducks match Flyers’ $90 million offer, keep Leo Carlsson (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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