Confirmed Signing with Link: [MIN] Kirill Kaprizov re-signs with the Wild (5 years, $9M AAV)

[Vladys Gumption]

Jesus that’s a lot of AAV for 54 games of NHL time.

 

[StateOfHockey101]

Ok, so he's signed.. but where is the center that we STILL NEED!!???? We're returning basically the same team as last year. How am I supposed to be excited about this?

 

[GM Armchair]

55 games = 9mil … this is ridiculous

 

[TheHelmet]

LOL

guy has literally 60% of a full seasons games in the NHL and he gets this

 

[surixon]

Seems like he got the best of both worlds, high aav and short term.

I personally see it as an overpayment given the very small body of work he has but I think Minny was in a bind and needed to ink him.

 

[Osakahaus]

Ok, so he's signed.. but where is the center that we STILL NEED!!???? We're returning basically the same team as last year. How am I supposed to be excited about this?

Marat will be the guy

 

[gstommylee]

Massive overpayment. No guy is worth that much after only having 1 season on his belt.

Also to note after this season the wild has dead weight of 12 for 22-23 and 14m for 23-24 and 24-25.

 

[gn2007]

Brayden point makes 6.75 this year lol that is all.

 

[Mogo]

Lockout here we come!

 

[The Moose is Loose]

That’s ridiculous.

1 sub PPG season in the NHL and you get 9 million per year with term that takes you right to UFA?

 

[rynryn]

he'll be worth it for jersey sales alone.

 

[Muffin]

Is there anyway Pettersson doesn’t come in at at least 8.5M?

 

[Minnesota]

I’m happy with 5 years.

He immediately became one of the primary faces of the franchise last season.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Brayden point makes 6.75 this year lol that is all.

On a purely RFA year.

 

[AKL]

That’s ridiculous.

1 sub PPG season in the NHL and you get 9 million per year with term that takes you right to UFA?

I mean, define "takes you right to UFA"? This buys out his first two UFA years.

 

[57special]

Overpaid, but at least it isn't for 13 years. Hopefully he is worth it. Nobody has ever gotten close to this much money after only 55 gp in the NHL.

 

[Minnesnota]

That’s ridiculous.

1 sub PPG season in the NHL and you get 9 million per year with term that takes you right to UFA?

This buys two UFA years.

 

[Rob Brown]

Ok, so he's signed.. but where is the center that we STILL NEED!!???? We're returning basically the same team as last year. How am I supposed to be excited about this?

I can see him playing with Rossi pretty quickly.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Real nice deal for Kirill. Not totally indigestible for the Wild either.

Sure he's only had one season in the NHL but no doubt his agent leveraged all of his experience in pro hockey. Not like it's not relevant.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I mean, what if he scores like 60 points next season? This is just an awful contract.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

That's insane, but they had to do it I guess

 

[MichaelFarrell]

This isn’t an overpayment. In terms of his worth, he sells a lot of tickets and jerseys and will continue to do that. He’s been playing pro hockey for 7 years and he led Minnesota in goals and points. He’s a legit star and this signing needed to happen for Minnesota.

 

[DieselBoy]

This is surely the weirdest way to maybe/maybe not announce a contract signing

Their emoji game is lacking. Gotta get the two trees/bushes on either side of the eyes for full creepiness effect.

 

[HF007]

A lot of money but I guess you have to apply the small market tax to keep him

 

[AKL]

Even if this ends up being a bad contract, who cares? It ends in five years, we're not going to be relevant for those five years anyway. There's very little actual practical risk in this deal.