In September 2024, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold vowed that no NHL team would offer star forward Kirill Kaprizov more money or more years than Minnesota. Leipold proved to be a man of his word this month as the Wild reportedly offered the Russian scoring machine the largest contract in NHL history.

A week later, with training camp just days away, Kaprizov hasn’t taken Leipold on that eight-year, $128 million. With neither the Wild nor the player’s agent, Paul Theofanous, talking about why or what’s next, speculation is running at a fever pitch.

Has another team, against NHL rules, made it clear to Theofanous and Kaprizov that there’s even more money available if they hold out for unrestricted free agency next July? Does Kaprizov want out of Minnesota? Does Kaprizov want even more mo

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