{"id":484626,"date":"2026-03-05T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=484626"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:32:00","slug":"the-anaheim-ducks-announce-4-year-contract-extension-to-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/05\/the-anaheim-ducks-announce-4-year-contract-extension-to-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anaheim Ducks Announce 4-Year Contract Extension to Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/04\/nhl-predictions-march-4th-new-york-islanders-anaheim-ducks\/\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a> are making a non-trade related move on the eve of the 2025-26 NHL Trade Deadline. They have announced that centre <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/poehlry01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-05_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Poehling<\/a> signs a new contract extension with the club. The contract is for four years, and will see him earn $3.75 million in average annual value. Let&#8217;s figure this thing out. Let&#8217;s go.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">Poehling signs with a $3.75M AAV <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKKTerMURA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/KKKTerMURA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/2029717626583208194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Anaheim Ducks Ryan Poehling Signs a Four-Year Contract Extension<\/h2>\n<p>Poehling is having a strong season for his first campaign in Anaheim. The 27-year-old native of Lakeville, Minnesota is having a career season. At least, he is on pace for one. He has only played three NHL seasons with more games than 2025-26, where he is currently at 54 games played. Still, his point total of 24 is not far off his career best of 31 from last year. He plays 14:35 a night, that is likewise not far off his career best, and second best overall.<\/p>\n<h3>Talking About Poehling&#8217;s Fit in Anaheim<\/h3>\n<p>He really seems to fit in on a strong Anaheim team this year. The increase in production coincides with an increase in specialty team deployment. Still, not a big power play contributor, he could reach a career high in most minutes spent on a penalty kill this season. Furthermore, he is a bit of a filler in their offensive alignment. His most regular duo of linemates includes <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nesteni02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-05_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Nesterenko<\/a> and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/killoal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-05_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Killorn<\/a>. According to <a  href=\"https:\/\/moneypuck.com\/lines.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MoneyPuck<\/a>, in nearly 73 minutes of ice time together, they have an expected goal percentage of 52.8%. Moreover, many of the Duck lines are successful in that statistic. Of line trios that have played a minimum of 70 minutes, that percentage, that is a nice number, is only the Ducks fifth-best line.<\/p>\n<p>It is no wonder they are currently second in the NHL&#8217;s Pacific Division standings. It seems Poehling is full entrenched in the Ducks&#8217; plans, and the fact they have emerged as a strong team in the division already, this team has a few promising years in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Griffin Hooper-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anaheim Ducks are making a non-trade related move on the eve of the 2025-26 NHL Trade Deadline. They have announced that centre Ryan Poehling signs a new contract extension with the club. The contract is for four years, and will see him earn $3.75 million in average annual value. Let&#8217;s figure this thing out. 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