Ducks sign Cutter Gauthier to six-year contract
The Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Cutter Gauthier to a six-year contract on Tuesday after creating salary-cap space with the release of Chris Kreider. The deal is worth $13.5 million in average annual value, according to a source, while general manager Pat Verbeek described the 22-year-old as a major part of the team’s young core.
The Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Cutter Gauthier to a six-year contract on Tuesday after releasing Chris Kreider to create salary-cap space.
The contract is worth $13.5 million in average annual value, according to a source. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said in a statement that the 22-year-old Gauthier is “a major part of our young core.”
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