Leo Carlsson burns the Flyers after a failed offer sheet in the Ducks’ 5-4 win

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Sanfilippo, A. (2026, October 24). Leo Carlsson burns the Flyers after a failed offer sheet in the Ducks’ 5-4 win. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/leo-carlsson-burns-the-flyers-after-a-failed-offer-sheet-in-the-ducks-5-4-win/article_5f520071-aba4-5279-8901-83dca53f48b0.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-24 · by Anthony Sanfilippo

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Leo Carlsson scored and assisted on the game-winning goal as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Saturday night, ending their five-game losing streak. The victory was particularly sweet for Carlsson after the Flyers had attempted to sign him with a record-breaking $90 million offer sheet last summer; however, the Ducks matched it, keeping Carlsson through the 2030-31 season. During the game, Philadelphia fans chanted against Cutter Gauthier, who forced a trade from the Flyers in January 2024 when they tried to secure him with an offer sheet similar to that of Carlsson’s.
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On October 28, 2026, Leo Carlsson scored and assisted in a game-winning goal as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers with a final score of 5-4, snapping the Ducks' five-game losing streak. Earlier that summer, Philadelphia had tried to sign Carlsson away from Anaheim by offering him an eight-year contract worth $80 million, but the Ducks matched it, retaining Carlsson. During the game, Philadelphia fans directed vitriolic chants at Cutter Gauthier, who was traded from the Flyers in January 2024, while Carlsson remained unfazed by the crowd's reaction. Carlsson leads Anaheim in scoring with 13 points (3 goals and 10 assists).

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📰 Leo Carlsson Leads Ducks To Victory
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Who wrote this

Anthony Sanfilippo
5 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The Flyers could use Carlsson’s production.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Leo Carlsson burns the Flyers after a failed offer sheet in the Ducks’ 5-4 win
🔮 Tyson Foerster also scored a goal and Michkov added a second tally in the third period, but Philadelphia never could draw back even, and had its three-game winning streak snapped.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Leo Carlsson rallies the Ducks to a 5-4 victory over the Flyers
🔮 Up next Braves RHP Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.62 ERA) will face Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo (13-5, 3.02) in the finale of the four-game set on Monday afternoon.
2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Acuña, Riley power Braves past Phillies 5-4 as Atlanta moves 5 games up over Philly in NL East
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Topics

Anaheim Ducks Flyers NHL PHILADELPHIA

Subjects

Carlsson PERSON · 7× Ducks ORG · 5× Flyers ORG · 5× Anaheim GPE · 4× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 4× Gauthier PERSON · 2× NHL ORG · 2× Cutter Gauthier PERSON · 1× Leo Carlsson PERSON · 1× a Philadelphia Flyer ORG · 1×

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His goal was set up by Cutter Gauthier, the player he was referencing, who the fans were paying attention to, as their vitriolic chants still target Gauthier after forcing a trade from the Flyers in January 2024.
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🔮 The Flyers could use Carlsson’s production.
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star
Leo Carlsson burns the Flyers after a failed offer sheet in the Ducks’ 5-4 win · assertive framing

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Leo Carlsson came within one financial decision of becoming a Philadelphia Flyer last summer. asserted
Carlsson → come → decision
On Saturday, the Anaheim center found a way to beat the team that tried to pry him away from the Ducks. asserted
that → find → Ducks
Carlsson scored and assisted on the game-winner as the Ducks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over Philadelphia. asserted
Ducks → score → Philadelphia
“Attention was on some other guys, so I didn’t really feel anything different about it, to be honest,” Carlsson said. asserted
Carlsson → feel → it
The Flyers could use Carlsson’s production. uncertain
Flyers → use → production
After his two-point game, he now leads the Ducks in scoring with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists). asserted
he → lead → points
His goal was set up by Cutter Gauthier, the player he was referencing, who the fans were paying attention to, as their vitriolic chants still target Gauthier after forcing a trade from the Flyers in January 2024. asserted
chants → set → January
The Flyers and Ducks have been linked multiple times in the past two years. asserted
Flyers → link → years
After acquiring Jamie Drysdale for Gauthier, the Flyers also acquired Trevor Zegras from Anaheim. asserted
Flyers → acquire → Anaheim
But the Flyers turned the NHL on it’s ear when they tendered the 21-year-old Carlsson to a five-year, $90 million offer sheet on July 3. asserted
they → turn → July
Anaheim matched it six days later, a day before the deadline, keeping Carlsson through the 2030-31 season. asserted
Anaheim → match → season
Philadelphia kept the four first-round picks it would have owed as compensation. asserted
it → keep → compensation
“Did we expect the offer sheet to be this high? asserted
sheet → expect → ?
We did not see that one coming,” Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said at the time. asserted
Verbeek → see → time
“But we’re very confident, with the cap going up and the ability of Leo to make strides of improvement and become an elite player, we feel confident this contract will be a good one in the end.” asserted
contract → ’re → end
Carlsson said then that he couldn’t turn the offer down but hoped Anaheim would keep him. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft, Carlsson has improved every season. asserted
Carlsson → say → draft
He had 29 points as a rookie and 45 in 2024-25 before setting career highs with 29 goals, 38 assists and 67 points in 70 games last season. asserted
He → have → games
He added 11 points in 12 playoff games. asserted
He → add → games
He entered Saturday with a team-high 11 points on two goals and nine assists in 10 games, with seven of those points on the power play. asserted
He → enter → play
He assisted on a power play goal by Beckett Sennecke against Philadelphia. asserted
He → assist → Philadelphia
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