The Minnesota Wild kicked off the 2025 offseason with one main goal in mind: to lock down the long-term future of their franchise star, Kirill Kaprizov. Back then, insiders like Frank Seravalli said , “I would ballpark somewhere in the neighbourhood of 8 years x $15 million dollars, that’s just a guess; they’re working away on that deal.”

So, the summer went by without any new deal, and by early September, the buzz was intense. Reports started coming out that the 28-year-old superstar winger had actually turned down a massive eight-year contract extension worth $128 million. That would have made it the richest deal in NHL history, averaging $16 million a year! The rejection really stirred up some anxiety in the State of Hockey, sparking urgent questions about whether Kaprizov wants to

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