Wild's Kirill Kaprizov Rejects Extension that Would've Made Him Highest-Paid Player in NHL History, per Report

Minnesota Wild GM Responds To $128 Million Kirill Kaprizov Report

The Minnesota Wild are preparing for the 2025-26 season. They have high playoff hopes, and they believe they have the team to make a run. However, a bit of a preseason bombshell dropped on Wednesday involving franchise star Kirill Kaprizov.Kaprizov reportedly turned down a historic contract offer, according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli. The Wild offered the superstar forward an eight-year, $128 million contract, according to this report. It wo…

John Shipley: Not a great start to the Kirill Kaprizov negotiations

If we’re to believe a published report, the Wild’s best player just turned down the Wild’s first offer — the biggest deal in NHL history

Kaprizov rejects Wild's record-breaking $128M contract offer, sources say

Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild's superstar left wing, reportedly rejected an an eight-year, $128 million contract from the team that would have been the richest player deal in NHL history.

Report: Kaprizov declines highest dollar value contract in NHL history

(St. Paul, MN) — Kirill Kaprizov is playing hard-to-get. Hockey insider Frank Seravalli is reporting that the Minnesota Wild superstar turned down an eight-year contract extension worth $128-million dollars earlier this week. The deal would have made Kaprizov the highest-paid player in NHL history based on both average annual value and total contract value. The 28-year-old scored 25 goals and netted 31 assists in 41 games last season. The last t…

Wild GM: Don't want 'panic' over Kaprizov talks

Wild GM Bill Guerin responded to reports that Kirill Kaprizov turned down an NHL record contract extension, saying he was unsure how the information went public and adding, "We're working through things."