{"id":381605,"date":"2026-07-01T02:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381605\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T02:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:54:12","slug":"source-ducks-sign-aj-greer-to-4-year-deal-with-4-25m-aav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381605\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Ducks sign AJ Greer to 4-year deal with $4.25M AAV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/ana\/anaheim-ducks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a>signed forward AJ Greer to a four-year contract, adding some Stanley Cup experience to the burgeoning contender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">His contract carries a $4.25 million average annual value and a 10-team no-trade clause, an NHL source told ESPN on Tuesday. He just completed a two-year deal with a $850,000 AAV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Greer, 29, was set to become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. The Ducks traded the rights to defenseman <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/5502\/radko-gudas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Radko Gudas<\/a> to the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/fla\/florida-panthers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida Panthers<\/a> for the right to negotiate exclusively with Greer earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Greer is entering his 10th NHL season, having played for the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/col\/colorado-avalanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/nj\/new-jersey-devils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Jersey Devils<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/bos\/boston-bruins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Boston Bruins<\/a>, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/cgy\/calgary-flames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Calgary Flames<\/a> and Panthers. He was a hard-hitting depth forward on Florida&#8217;s 2025 Stanley Cup winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He hit career highs in 2025-26, the last year of his contract, using increased ice time (12:26) and lineup opportunities because of injuries to the Panthers&#8217; forwards to score 17 goals with 15 assists in 78 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He&#8217;ll bring some toughness and physicality to the Ducks&#8217; lineup, as Greer had 113 penalty minutes last season in Florida, more than any Anaheim player. He had 243 PIMs in his two seasons in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Greer is the third member of the Panthers&#8217; bottom six forwards to leave the team this offseason. Florida traded forwards <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/3648008\/evan-rodrigues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Evan Rodrigues<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/4233872\/jesper-boqvist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jesper Boqvist<\/a> to the Devils on Tuesday in a deal that sent goalie <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/5452\/jacob-markstrom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacob Markstrom<\/a> to Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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