US EditionIs Kirill Kaprizov Overplaying His Hand With The NHL’s Minnesota Wild?
Kaprizov declined an eight-year, $128 million offer to become the NHL's highest-paid player; his camp seeks a contract near 20% of the salary cap, awaiting Connor McDavid's deal.
- On Wednesday, Kirill Kaprizov's camp rejected an eight-year, $128 million extension from the Minnesota Wild that would have made him the NHL's highest-paid player with a $16 million average annual value.
- With the NHL cap expected to rise, Kaprizov's camp seeks close to 20% of the cap, aiming for $104 million, pending McDavid's deal and cap growth.
- Reports then circulated that the Wild requested a trade list, with Daria Tuboltseva writing, `Per journalist Alexei Shevchenko, the #mnwild have asked Kirill Kaprizov for his trade list,` but Michael Russo publicly rejected the rumor, replying "No."
- A hefty long-term deal would reduce Minnesota Wild's roster flexibility, as committing big cap space to one player could limit team management and general manager from signing other key pieces and building a Stanley Cup contender.
- Entering the final year of his five-year, $45 million deal, Kirill Kaprizov can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026, and his future in Minnesota remains uncertain.
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nhlrumors.comNHL Rumors: Its All About Term for Kirill Kaprizov
Is a Mid Range Deal the Ultimate End Game for Kirill Kaprizov? Jessi Pierce of NHL.com was on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio with Dave McCarthy and was asked about the situation involving Kirill Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild. NHLRumors.com Transcrptions Dave McCarthy: “Kirill Kaprizov. The news on Wednesday that he had turned down, according to Frank Seravalli, was an eight-year deal, $16 million on an average annual value. Your reaction to that …
MTPS: Bringing Kaprizov to New York
Well, let's start with this...Sources say #mnwild superstar Kirill Kaprizov’s camp turned down an extension offer believed to be 8-years, $128 million in a meeting on Tuesday in Minnesota that would have made him the highest-paid player in #NHL history in both AAV ($16 million) and total dollars.— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) September 10, 2025 and then this...Additional Fallout Of Kirill Kaprizov’s Rejection Of Wild’s OfferAdditional fall…
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