Matt Boldy signs 7-year contract extension with Wild

Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWell that was quick. Just hours after it was initially reported that the Wild and Matt Boldy are closing in on a long-term contract extension, the team makes it official.

Announced by the team on Monday morning, the Minnesota Wild have signed the 21-year-old winger to a seven-year, $49-million contract that will carry a cap hit of exactly $7 million AAV.

Starting off the week with a BOLD statement

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— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) January 16, 2023 Boldy was set to hit restricted free agency this summer for the first time in his career, after his Entry-Level Contract would expire. Now,…