“Never take their first offer” is advice commonly handed out by skilled and experienced negotiators. For Minnesota Wild superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov and his agent, that tactic apparently was employed even when the offer in question was the biggest proposed contract in NHL history.

According to a report from NHL insider Frank Seravalli published on the social media platform X, Kaprizov was offered an eight-year contract worth $128 million this week, and he turned down the team’s offer. At an average annual value of $16 million, the offer would have made Kaprizov the highest-paid player in NHL history.

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