As NHL Training Camps open up, one of the big storylines besides the Connor McDavid extension is the extension for Kirill Kaprizov with the Minnesota Wild. According to reports as documented on NHLRumors.com, Kirill Kaprizov turned down an eight-year, $128 million contract with an AAV of $16 million. This is the richest in NHL history.

Minnesota Wild Can’t Turn Kirill Kaprizov into Marian Gaborik 2.0

At some point, the Minnesota Wild can’t let this situation drag on too long. Eventually, they will have to go to the player and get an answer one way or another. And say the Wild end up trading him, do we think the Carolina Hurricanes are actually in play for a player like this?

According to Michael Russo of The Athletic, who covers the Minnesota Wild, the Hurricanes could be a team in play

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