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Kirill Kaprizov has reset the market.

The Minnesota Wild inked their superstar winger to the richest contract in NHL history, which broke records in more ways than one.

Kaprizov's deal is for eight years, reportedly worth a record $136 million, surpassing the $124 million given to Alex Ovechkin in his 13-year pact signed in 2008.

His reported $17 million annual average value (AAV) is also the most ever, surpassing Leon Draisaitl's $14 million AAV.

Kaprizov won the Calder Trophy, given to the NHL's top rookie, with 27 goals and 24 assists in 55 games in the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season and has been the Wild’s most productive and dynamic player ever since. He received 99 of 100 first-place votes as the league’s top r

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