Ducks trade McTavish to St. Louis, ending disappointing chapter
Just shy of 10 months from signing a six-year, $42 million contract, the 23-year-old center is dealt for two first-round picks, which Anaheim immediately uses for Nikita Klepov at No. 15 overall.
Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish (23) looks off during the NHL game against the New York Rangers, Monday January 19th, 2026 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.ANAHEIM, Calif. – For the third time in three seasons, the Anaheim Ducks have traded a former top-10 pick following a prolonged contract negotiation, and this one is the biggest of the bunch.
Anaheim traded forward Mason McTavish to the St. Louis Blues for two 2026 first-round picks on Friday, just shy of 10 months after the 2021 No. 3 overall pick signed a six-year, $42 million deal as a “key piece” of the franchise.
After having no first-round picks entering the NHL Draft–Anaheim traded its first-rounder to Washington in the John Carlson deadline deal this season–the Ducks received two first-rounders from St. Louis in No. 15 and No.
29 overall.According to Pierre Lebrun of the Athletic, the trade for Mason McTavish was contingent on OHL rookie of the year Nikita Klepov being available at No. 15 overall, and with the dynamic forward still on the board at that pick, the Ducks and Blues consummated the deal.
The 17-year-old Saginaw Spirit forward scored 97 points in 67 games in junior last season and will attend Michigan State in the fall.The trade provides the Ducks more cap room in a summer where they’ll negotiate big restricted free agent contracts with Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier, and with more draft capital in their war chest, Anaheim is expected to wield its assets more aggressively to continue to build on its first trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2018.The Ducks have a projected $44.
6 million of cap space heading into free agency next Wednesday, July 1.McTavish follows the path of his best friends while in Anaheim, 2020 No. 6 overall pick Jamie Drysdale and 2019 No.
9 overall pick Trevor Zegras, who both held out of training camp as RFAs before signing just before the start of the 2023-24 season. Drysdale was later traded to Philadelphia for Gauthier in January 2024, and Zegras was also traded
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