The Philadelphia Flyers secured a key piece of their blue line by signing defenseman Jamie Drysdale to a four-year, $26 million contract. The deal allows the two sides to avoid arbitration and carries an average annual value of $6.5 million, keeping the 24-year-old under contract through the 2029-30 season.
Drysdale secured a long-term deal after his best NHL season, scoring a career-high eight goals and tying his personal best with 32 points over 78 games in 2025-26. He ranked second among Philadelphia defensemen in scoring and was selected by his teammates as the recipient of the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to Philadelphia’s most improved player.
Philadelphia acquired Drysdale and a 2025 second-round draft pick from the Anaheim Ducks in January 2024 in exchange for forward Cutter Gauthier. Drysdale has registered 25 goals and 77 assists in 295 career games with the Ducks and Flyers, reaching 100 career points during the past season and becoming the third-fastest defenseman from his draft class to hit the milestone.
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