The Minnesota Wild were the first team to secure their pending free agent superstar to a new contract. After reports circulated that Kaprizov turned down an eight-year, $128 million contract, the belief was that he would be hitting the open market next summer. Instead, a matter of weeks later, the Wild signed Kaprizov to an eight-year, $136 million contract extension. At $17 million per year, Kaprizov is the highest-paid player in the NHL.
Since then, two of the other top superstars set to hit free agency next summer decided to re-up with their teams. However, they were more "team-friendly.