Perhaps the biggest job in Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin’s off-ice career is complete. The Wild announced this morning they have signed star left wing Kirill Kaprizov to an eight-year deal worth $17 million annually.
The deal is the largest in NHL history, good for $8 million more than the offer Kaprizov and his agent, Paul Theofanous, rejected earlier this month. League rules cap contracts at eight years.
While the initial contract rejection had fans deeply concerned about the star’s future in Minnesota, he urged caution in a meeting with the press on the opening day of training camp, reiterating that he liked Minnesota and reminding people that his current contract ran through July 1, 2026.
“We have a lot of time,” he said.
Kaprizov, who is headed into his sixth NHL season, was among the team’s offensive leaders in 2024-25 despite missing half of the regular season with an injury that required surgery. Early in the season, when he was healthy and had the Wild off to one of the best starts in franchise history, he was often mentioned in the conversation for league MVP. Healthy for the playoffs, he scored five goals in Minnesota’s six-game opening round series loss to Vegas.
This is a developing story.
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