It\u2019s time for some more NHL rumours. We\u2019re nearing the start of training camp later this month and that means contract talks are going into overdrive. We\u2019ve already seen a few restricted free agents ink deals. However, some of the big-ticket players entering the last year of their deals are yet to put pen to paper. The start of camp means the sense of urgency has been cranked up.<\/p>\n
The Minnesota Wild<\/a> and Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> are trying to iron things out and make a new contract happen. This edition of NHL rumours looks at how big of a pay day that the Russian star may get.<\/p>\n All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n NHL Rumours Rumour: We take a look at the latest regarding<\/a> talks between the Wild and Kaprizov. Minnesota owner Craig Leipold gave an update to The Athletic. Leipold sounded fairly confident about getting a deal done.<\/p>\n Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman said that the deal<\/a> could be a big one. The insider said the contract could get an eight-year contract worth $16 million per season. That works out to $128 million for the life of the contract.<\/p>\n Analysis: Leipold seemed like a deal was close to being finished. Kaprizov is scheduled to return to the Twin Cities next week. There had some uncertainty of what a new deal would look like. However. it seems that things could come together quickly.<\/p>\n Speculation had been running rampant in previous edition of NHL rumours.<\/a> Some thought Kaprizov could take a mid-range deal. However, we could see the richest contract in the history of the NHL. That would be a massive win for the Wild this off-season.<\/p>\n Edmonton Oilers<\/a> forward Leon Draisaitl<\/a> currently holds the highest AAV with $14 million. However, that may not last long if Kaprizov signs the rumoured agreement.<\/p>\n Kaprizov is one of the team\u2019s best players in franchise history. Getting this deal done is an important piece of business, but this will be a large one.<\/p>\n What It Means<\/p>\n However, that highest AAV could be eclipsed if Connor McDavid<\/a> takes the highest cap hit. Kaprizov\u2019s highest-paid honour could be short-lived, but it\u2019s a well-deserved one.<\/p>\n An advantage of signing now is that Kaprizov can get that eighth year. If he waited longer, he cold only sign a maximum length deal of seven years. It\u2019ll be an expensive deal, but it\u2019s one the Wild needed to get done.<\/p>\n However, this contract could also have a knock-on effect to the other big-name free agents that could become available on July 1. McDavid, Jack Eichel<\/a> and Adrian Kempe<\/a> are eligible<\/a> to sign new deals<\/a>. However, nothing has been agreed to as of yet. Some think the talks will really ramp up when players get back into town.<\/p>\n Kaprizov\u2019s massive cap hit could up the price for the other massive stars. We could see McDavid want $16.5 million or $17 million per season. This will have a ripple effect on the other players thoroughout the league, but nothing is certain until the deal is finished.<\/p>\n Main photo by: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time for some more NHL rumours. We\u2019re nearing the start of training camp later this month and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5118],"tags":[155,20553,5,1041,537,370,161,38,7188,5280,4,162],"class_list":{"0":"post-183070","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-wild","8":"tag-connor-mcdavid","9":"tag-craig-leipold","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-jack-eichel","12":"tag-kirill-kaprizov","13":"tag-leon-draisaitl","14":"tag-minnesota","15":"tag-minnesota-wild","16":"tag-minnesota-wild-rumours","17":"tag-minnesotawild","18":"tag-nhl","19":"tag-wild"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115157827812925354","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMinnesota Wild and Kirill Kaprizov Could Agree to Historic Deal<\/p>\n