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The Minnesota Wild signed star left wing Kirill Kaprizov to an eight-year, $136 million extension on Tuesday, giving him the richest contract in NHL history.
Kaprizov will count $17 million against the salary cap beginning next season. It’s the highest annual average salary of any player since the league’s cap era began in 2005, surpassing Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl at $112 million over eight years ($14 million annual average). Alex Ovechkin’s 13-year, $124 million contract signed with Washington in 2008 was previously the highest total value.
Kaprizov’s contract sets a new bar at one of the most intriguing times in hoc
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