Overview

• Elliotte Friedman reported the deal at $9 million annually for a total of $72 million, the largest contract by value in team history.
• LaCombe, 24, produced 14 goals and 29 assists in 75 games last season and led Anaheim in ice time at 22:18 per game.
• He jumps from a two-year, $1.85 million RFA bridge with a $925,000 cap hit that would have left him arbitration-eligible next summer.
• MoneyPuck data showed his pairing with Cam Fowler controlled just 39.5% of expected goals, leading to a successful shift alongside Radko Gudas after Fowler was traded to St. Louis.
• The $9 million AAV matches Luke Hughes’ contract, and GM Pat Verbeek called LaCombe a long-term anchor as his cap hit comes in $2 million higher than Mason McTavish’s.