ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild announced on Tuesday an eight-year contract extension worth $136 million ($17 million AAV) for its superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov.
8 MORE YEARS OF THE THRILL
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The Wild originally offered Kaprizov an eight-year deal worth $128 million ($16 million AAV) but he rejected that offer.
A few weeks later, the Wild upped the offer by one million a year and Kaprizov has accepted the offer.
Kaprizov, 28, has 185 goals, 201 assists, 386 points, 62 power-play goals, 27 game-winning goals, 1,129 shots, a 20:24 time-on-ice per game average and a plus-71 rating in 319 games played across five NHL seasons, all with Minnesota.
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