The ink wasn’t even dry before a mushroom cloud’s worth of fallout began raining down on Edmonton. Article content

With Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprisov setting the new contract standard by becoming the highest-paid player in NHL history, where does that leave Connor McDavid and the Oilers? Article content Article content

Kaprisov played hardball with the Wild, turning down $16 million a year before settling on $17 million over eight years to move the needle like it’s never been moved before.

To illustrate how big a jump this is, Kaprisov blows past former No. 1 Leon Draisaitl ($14 million AAV) to take over top spot on the money list. The $3 million jump in league-high AAV between Draisaitl and Kaprisov is now the single-biggest increase in the NHL’s cap era.

If McDavid is t

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