The rumors of Kaprizov rejecting a record-breaking contract might be untrue, but the Wings are still in a good position to land a superstar one way or the other.
Kirill Kaprizov, one of hockey’s brightest stars, made waves on Wednesday when news broke that the Russian forward rejected what would have been the richest contract in NHL history—a reported eight-year, $128 million extension carrying a $16 million annual cap hit.
However, according to Wild general manager Bill Guerin, it’s not true at all.