The Minnesota Wild handed out the largest contract in NHL history on Tuesday to star winger Kirill Kaprizov , as the 28-year-old will earn $136 million on an eight-year term through the 2033-34 season.

It's a deal worth more in total money that the one Alex Ovechkin signed with the Washington Capitals ($124 million) in 2008, and carries a higher average annual value (AAV) than the one signed by Leon Draisaitl with the Edmonton Oilers ($14 million) last September.

It's a contract that has sent shockwaves through the NHL. Some will benefit from its repercussions. Some will not. Here are the winners and losers of the Kaprizov contract, as we see them:

Winner: Bill Guerin

It was Guerin who finally got Kaprizov to leave the KHL for the NHL in 2021 after two previous Wild GMs h

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