Ducks sign Cutter Gauthier to a 6-year, $81 million contract on the eve of training camp

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks signed forward Cutter Gauthier to a six-year, $81 million contract, getting the deal done on the eve of players reporting to training camp.

Gauthier, 22, was the most prominent restricted free agent still unsigned with two weeks left before the start of the season. He will count $13.5 million against the salary cap through the 2031-32 season.

“We are pleased to get Cutter signed to a long-term deal and have him in camp on time,” general manager Pat Verbeek said in a statement announcing the contract. “He’s a major part of our young core: a pure goal-scoring talent that will continue progressing…

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