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Potential Canucks trade target Mason McTavish re-signs with Ducks
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Scott Maxwell
Sep 27, 2025, 16:45 EDTUpdated: Sep 27, 2025, 16:41 EDT
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Another potential centre target for the Vancouver Canucks is off the market, as the Anaheim Ducks have re-signed Mason McTavish to a six-year contract with a $7 million cap hit.
McTavish was a restricted free agent after the conclusion of his three-year entry-level contract. With no arbitration rights, McTavish could only hold out or sign an offer sheet as an attempt to negotiate with the Ducks. While his contract dispute lasted for a bit over a week into camp, he ultimately did not pursue either option and came to an agreement to stay in Anaheim.
Unless other information is revealed, McTavish’s deal comes with no signing bonuses or no-trade/no-move clauses. The final two years of his contract buy into his unrestricted free agent years, which would explain the high price tag. His cap hit comparables are Matt Boldy, Mikael Granlund, Nazem Kadri, Anze Kopitar, Gabriel Landeskog, Anders Lee, Carter Verhaeghe and teammate Troy Terry.
McTavish was a target of the Canucks as they are still looking for a top-six centre after a locker room dispute between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson forced Vancouver to move on from one of them. They sent Miller to the New York Rangers and received centre Filip Chytil in return. Spending most of his time in the NHL as a third line centre, Vancouver was still in search of a higher-calibre centreman to really solidify their depth down the middle.
An offer sheet at McTavish’s current cap hit would not have been an option for the Canucks, as the compensation for that price is a 2026 first- and third-round pick. The Canucks 2026 third-round pick currently belongs to the Calgary Flames, as they had sent the pick to the Flames as part of the package to acquire defenceman Nikita Zadorov in 2024.
McTavish is coming off his best season in the NHL yet, as he had 22 goals and 30 assists for 52 points in 76 games in the 2024-25 season, and will remain in Anaheim for the next six seasons.

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