#salary-structure

#salary-structure

Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov signed the richest contract in NHL history in terms of total money and AAV on Tuesday. The eight-year, $136 million deal will see the 28-year-old Russian tied to the Twin Cities through the 2033-34 season and carries an AAV of $17 million. The agreement comes after weeks of reportedly tense contract negotiations where Kaprizov supposedly turned down an eight-year, $128 million extension and conflicting reports over whether the team asked for his preferred trade destinations in turn.