"We needed to create salary cap flexibility" - Ducks GM Pat Verbeek reveals reason behind terminating Chris Kreider's contract
The move gives Anaheim $6.5 million in cap space as it seeks to re-sign Cutter Gauthier after matching Leo Carlsson’s offer sheet.
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Pat Verbeek Reveals Why Ex-Ranger Chris Kreider Was Waived
Former New York Rangers fan favorite Chris Kreider, who was traded to the Anaheim Ducks last offseason in a deal that reunited him with former Rangers teammate Jacob Trouba, is now a free agent after being unclaimed on waivers. The Ducks waived Kreider, who had one season left on his contract, for the purposes of […]
7 Free-Agent Landing Spots for Chris Kreider After Being Waived by Ducks
Business in the NHL picked up in a big way on Wednesday when the Anaheim Ducks placed Chris Kreider on waivers for contract termination. The Ducks need to get RFA Cutter Gauthier re-signed, and ending Kreider's contract frees up $6.5 million in cap space to make that happen.
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Chris Kreider, who scored 50 points for the Anaheim Ducks last season, is now officially a free agent. The Ducks announced Wednesday that they will place Kreider on the waiver wire. With no club picking up the slack by Thursday evening, Kreider became an unrestricted free agent.
Hockey forward Chris Kreider is ending his NHL contract with Anaheim Ducks early. After no other club in the competition showed interest in the services of the 35-year-old American, the Ducks terminated Kreider's contract a year early. The original seven-year contract guaranteed the experienced forward an average of $6.5 million per year.
Five possible destinations for new UFA Chris Kreider
After a single season in Anaheim, Chris Kreider and the Ducks officially agreed to terminate his contract earlier this week and, after the winger passed through waivers unclaimed on Thursday, he is now an unrestricted free agent. In fact, he’s likely the best UFA left on the market. So, there are a few things to […]
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