It was only a matter of time. After the Ducks freed up $6.5 million in cap space by terminating Chris Kreider’s contract last week, it was clear was that general manager Pat Verbeek’s contract negotiations with Cutter Gauthier’s camp were close to reaching a conclusion.
On Tuesday evening, the Ducks announced that they had signed Gauthier to a six-year, $81 million contract extension. This makes him the second-highest paid player on the team behind Leo Carlsson’s $18 million AAV. The extension also buys one year of unrestricted free agency.
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Getting Gauthier signed before the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which kicks…
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