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Ducks hand Tristan Luneau $43 million contract after just 14 NHL games

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The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract worth $43.2 million, making him one of the highest-paid NHL players despite having only 14 games of experience. General Manager Pat Verbeek emphasized that Luneau is expected to play as a top-four defender for years to come, joining other young talents like Jackson LaCombe and Leo Carlsson who have also received significant contracts from the Ducks.

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The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract worth $43.2 million, or an average of $7.2 million per year, despite him having only played 14 NHL games. This is the most significant contract given to a player with such limited experience in NHL history. The Ducks' general manager, Pat Verbeek, stated that Luneau will be a cornerstone defenseman for years to come and emphasized that securing this deal was crucial for their planning.

Luneau, drafted in 2022 as a second-round pick, has scored two goals and four points over his three-year professional career, including 19 goals and 95 points across 135 AHL games with San Diego. Despite facing injuries during this period, the Ducks see him paired with Jackson LaCombe on their top defensive unit for the upcoming season.

This contract reflects a trend in Anaheim's strategy of investing heavily in young talent, following similar large contracts awarded to other players like Jackson LaCombe, who received an eight-year deal worth $72 million. The Ducks aim to build upon last year's success when they ended their seven-year playoff drought.

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The Ducks defenseman scored a historic six-year NHL deal on Thursday, worth an average of $7.2 million per year. asserted

defenseman → score → year

Luneau’s contract is the largest-ever handled out to a player with just 14 games of NHL experience on their résumé. asserted

contract → handle → résumé

“Signing Tristan to a long-term contract was a priority as we see him as a top-four defenseman for years to come,” GM Pat Verbeek said in a statement. asserted

Verbeek → sign → statement

“Getting the deal done before the season started was a key part of our planning for now and the future. asserted

season → get → future

It’s a big bet on the 22-year-old, a 2022 second-round pick in the final season of a three-year, $2.85 million entry-level deal, who has posted a pair of goals and four points in his three-year pro career. asserted

who → ’ → career

Over 135 games with AHL San Diego, Luneau has post 19 goals and 95 points while dealing with injuries. asserted

Luneau → post → injuries

He’s set to start the season on the Ducks’ top pairing with Jackson LaCombe. asserted

He → set → LaCombe

Anaheim, which snapped a seven-year playoff drought last season, is no stranger to handing out massive contracts to what it believes is young, rising talent. asserted

it → snap → contracts

Lacombe, for instance, received an eight-year $72 million extension that kicked in this season, which was the largest deal ever handed out by the franchise at the time. asserted

which → receive → time

It was later eclipsed this past offseason by an offer sheet-induced five-year, $90 million deal for 21-year-old Leo Carlsson that, at an $18 million AAV, that will be the largest in the league — only to be outdone at the start of next season when Cale Makar’s eight-year, $163.2 million deal and Macklin Celebrini’s five-year, $94 million extension kick in. asserted

deal → eclipse → season

Winger Cutter Gauthier is set to enter the first season of a six-year, $81 million deal when Anaheim kicks off its season on Friday in Vegas. asserted

Anaheim → set → Vegas

Ducks hand Tristan Luneau $43 million contract after just 14 NHL games

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