The Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' historic offer sheet presented to Leo Carlsson. This means Carlsson will stay with the Ducks for the next five years with an average annual contract value of $18 million.

After the Ducks matched the offer sheet presented to Carlsson, several fans and experts shared their take on the move. Florida Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk also joined the conversation. According to the Tkachuk brothers, $18 million is going to be an underpay for Leo Carlsson.

Leo Carlsson was a player the Philadelphia Flyers wanted on their team as they are in the market for a center. And statistically speaking, Carlsson is arguably one of the best centers the Flyers could have acquired.

In the 2025-26 NHL regular season, Carlsson scored 29 goals and registered 28 assists in 70 games for the Ducks. He was equally handy in the Stanley Cup playoffs as he scored four goals and recorded seven assists in 12 games. It will be interesting to see what Carlsson achieves with the Ducks in the coming years.

No team in the National Hockey League would want to lose a player of Leo Carlsson's caliber. After the Ducks matched the Flyers' offer sheet for Carlsson, Ducks GM Pat Verbeek expressed his happiness as the 21-year-old center would continue being an integral part of the Ducks.

In a statement on NHL.com, Verbeek revealed that Anaheim has always viewed Carlsson as a franchise player. According to Verbeek, it was always the team's intention to match the offer sheet for Carlsson.

Pat Verbeek also added that the Anaheim Ducks have viewed Leo Carlsson as a cornerstone of their rebuilding process since the day the team drafted him. Verbeek concluded by boasting that he and Carlsson share a "good relationship."

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