Overview
- On Tuesday the Ducks signed A.J. Greer to a four-year contract reported at $17 million total and including a 10-team no-trade list for the full term.
- Anaheim acquired an exclusive window to negotiate with Greer by trading the expiring signing rights to defenseman Radko Gudas to Florida, and Gudas remained unsigned as of the latest reports.
- The club extended qualifying offers to key restricted free agents — Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Sasha Pastujov, Pavel Mintyukov, Tyson Hinds, Calle Clang and Vyacheslav Buteyets — to retain negotiating rights.
- On Day 1 of free agency the Ducks added multiple depth pieces on modest deals, signing players such as Judd Caulfield, Nick Jensen, Jett Woo, Corey Schueneman, Jeff Malott, Laurent Brossoit and Travis Mitchell to bolster NHL and AHL depth.
- Greer earned the multi-year commitment after a career-best 2025–26 season (17 goals, 15 assists, 32 points), and the signing shifts the Ducks’ bottom-six composition while the front office balances cap space, long-term RFA talks and development paths for prospects.