Ryan Poehling To Get Four-year Contract Extension From Ducks

Forward Ryan Poehling has agreed to a four-year, $15-million statement hold pinch nan Anaheim Ducks during his first play pinch nan team.

The Ducks announced nan woody Thursday for Poehling, who has 7 goals and 17 assists successful 54 games while serving arsenic a apical punishment slayer and protect forward.

Anaheim acquired Poehling and a second-round prime from nan Philadelphia Flyers past June successful a waste and acquisition for halfway Trevor Zegras.

While wide head Pat Verbeek’s determination to springiness up connected Zegras — a instrumentality favourite and erstwhile first-round prime — remains unpopular among galore Anaheim fans, Poehling has assuaged that disappointment somewhat by excelling successful a cardinal extent domiciled for nan second-place Ducks, who are firmly successful nan title for their first playoff quality since 2018.

The Ducks are nan 4th NHL squad for nan 27-year-old Poehling, a first-round prime by Montreal successful 2017. He spent 1 play pinch Pittsburgh earlier signing arsenic a free supplier successful 2023 pinch Philadelphia, wherever he group profession highs pinch 12 goals and 19 assists past season.

Poehling is now signed pinch Anaheim done nan 2029-30 season, and he is getting a raise from his existent two-year, $3.8-million deal.