The Ducks acquired the rights to right winger AJ Greer from the Florida Panthers in exchange for the rights to defenseman Radko Gudas.
“Radko Gudas has captained our club with all his heart and soul over the past two seasons, making a great impact on our community in the process,” said Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek. We express our gratitude to him and wish him great success in the future. We look forward to signing AJ and look forward to what he can bring to our club.”
Greer, 29 (12/14/96), helped Florida win the 2025 Stanley Cup, going 2-1=3 points in 16 postseason games. Greer set career highs in points (17-15=32), goals, assists and plus/minus (+14) last season with the Panthers in 2025-26. Greer has 36-45=81 points with a +18 rating and 448 penalty minutes (PIM) in 326 regular season games with Florida (2024-26), Calgary (2023-24), Boston (2022-23), New Jersey (2021-22), Colorado (2016-19).
The 6-3, 224-pound forward has also appeared in 278 American Hockey League (AHL) games with Utica (2021-22), Binghamton (2020-21), Bridgeport (2020-21), Colorado (2018-20) and San Antonio (2016-18), collecting 85–110 = 195 points. He was named to the 2017 AHL All-Star Game and awarded the Yanick Dupree Memorial Award for his community efforts during the 2016–17 season.
Originally selected by Colorado in the second round (39th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Greer played one season for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL during the 2015–16 season, earning 16–11=27 points in 33 games, helping the club win the QMJHL Championship and compete in the 2016 Memorial Cup. A native of Joliette, Quebec, Greer also played two seasons for Boston University (NCAA) from 2014 to 2016, recording 4-8=12 points in 55 contests.
Gudas, 36 (06/05/90), appeared in 203 games for Anaheim from 2023-26, captaining the team in each of the last two seasons. Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2023, Gudas has 9-38=47 points and a +16 rating in three seasons with Anaheim.
The 6-0, 208-pound defenseman has 42-169=211 points with a +89 rating and 1,124 penalty minutes (PIM) in 885 career NHL games with Anaheim, Florida (2020-23), Washington (2019-20), Philadelphia (2015-19) and Tampa Bay. (2012-15).