{"id":387672,"date":"2026-07-06T07:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387672\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:07:29","slug":"anaheim-ducks-re-sign-pavel-mintyukov-to-five-year-contract-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387672\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks re-sign Pavel Mintyukov to five-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anaheim Ducks<\/a> on Sunday re-signed 22-year-old defenseman Pavel Mintyukov<\/a> after speculation the restricted free agent might receive an offer sheet from another NHL team.<\/p>\n

Mintyukov agreed to a five-year extension, and sources told ESPN that it carries a $7.2 million average annual value against the salary cap.<\/p>\n

The Ducks selected the Moscow native No. 10 in the 2022 NHL draft. In three NHL seasons, Mintyukov has 69 points in 204 games. He had a career-high eight goals in 73 games last season and set a career high with 112 blocked shots.<\/p>\n

The Mintyukov signing comes during a tumultuous offseason for the Ducks’ front office, led by general manager Pat Verbeek.<\/p>\n

When free agency opened Wednesday, the Ducks saw veteran defensemen John Carlson<\/a> (Tampa Bay) and Jacob Trouba<\/a> (San Jose) leave for new teams. Two days later, they were rocked by center Leo Carlsson<\/a>‘s decision to sign a five-year offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> that carried an AAV of $18 million. The Ducks have until Friday to match it or receive four first-round picks from the Flyers as compensation.<\/p>\n

There was speculation that Mintyukov could receive an offer sheet as well, as teams knew the Ducks were in a precarious salary cap position if they matched Carlsson’s offer sheet. But an NHL source said that Mintyukov was committed to remaining in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

Still, his $7.2 million AAV means that if the Ducks retain Carlsson they’ll have just over $9.973 million in cap space. That’s with restricted free agent forward Cutter Gauthier<\/a> expected to eclipse $10 million annually on his next contract. The 22-year-old star led Anaheim in goals (41) and points (69 in 76 games) last season.<\/p>\n

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