Why hasn’t Kirill Kaprizov signed an extension yet?

Daily Faceoff: Michael Russo, when asked about Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov on if it’s term, and/or money as to why a deal hasn’t been signed yet. Where are things headed?

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Jason Gregor: “Now, the Kaprizov one Mike is, on the last rundown, you had said, ‘Hey, I’ve heard that, you know, they’re gonna offer him $128 million, which is 16 over eight years. And they did.

Now, I think term is more the issue, not AAV, or, you know, is that we, because I can see how a guy like Kaprizov or Connor McDavid, any of these other players who look and say, okay, the cap is going up significantly in the next few seasons. And not that you always want to be the highest paid guy, but you want to be close, as Nathan

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