Leon Draisaitl may soon be usurped as owner of the NHL’s largest-ever contract.

Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov, an unrestricted free agent after next season, could very well eclipse Draisaitl’s eight-year, $112-million deal with the Edmonton Oilers.

On Friday’s episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas spoke about whether Kaprizov’s contract extension could be coming sometime soon.

“(Wild owner) Craig Leipold certainly sounded confident the other day, right?” said Friedman.

Speaking at an event unveiling the new name for the Wild’s home arena on Wednesday, Leipold had told reporters, “I just don’t feel like we’re that far off,” according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.

“He sounded very confident,” reiterated Friedman. “You know, Kaprizov’

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