""My role as general manager is to protect our players," he said. "I know two things. That info didn't come from us, and it didn't come from Kirill's agent. I don't know where it came from. Kirill's agent and I have a very good relationship. We're working through things. We're not going to let things like this get in the way.""
"Kaprizov is in the last year of a five-year, $45 million contract, which carries a no-movement clause. He can become an unrestricted free agent next summer. The Wild offered him an eight-year contract extension worth $128 million that Kaprizov and his agent turned down in a meeting on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. That average annual value of $16 million would have been $2 million more than that of Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl's contract, which currently has the highest AAV in the NHL."
Kirill Kaprizov reportedly declined an eight-year, $128 million extension offered by the Minnesota Wild and remains in the final year of a five-year, $45 million contract that includes a no-movement clause. The proposed deal carried a $16 million average annual value that would have been the NHL's highest and would have surpassed Alex Ovechkin's total historic contract. General manager Bill Guerin said the information did not originate from the team or Kaprizov's agent, urged fans to avoid panic, and affirmed a good relationship with the player's agent. Kaprizov has 386 points in 319 games, scored 25 goals in 41 games last season despite injuries, and multiple reporters confirmed the negotiation developments.
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