09-30-2025, 08:45 AM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Royle9
Kaprizov is good, but is he really this good?
I'm not seeing it.
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Kaprizov is THAT GOOD, yes.
He should be one of the highest paid players in the league.
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09-30-2025, 08:46 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by cam_calderon
I can't see many GMs having the balls to let Kaprizov walk.
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right, I understand why, but this is not a good contract, full stop.
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09-30-2025, 08:47 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Friedman also was saying that he believed another team was telling Kaprizov's camp through backchannels (i.e. tampering) that they were willing to give him more than $16 mil per year.
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09-30-2025, 08:50 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
right, I understand why, but this is not a good contract, full stop.
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Never heard of the agent, Paul Theofanous, but he extracted pretty much every penny out of the Wild. Earned himself and his client a decent pay day.
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09-30-2025, 08:50 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rohara66
Kaprizov is THAT GOOD, yes.
He should be one of the highest paid players in the league.
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It's Wild reading some of these fans questioning how good he is. It's like some of you only watch the Flames. He's an elite, franchise player. One of the best in the league.
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09-30-2025, 08:51 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I love it. If he gets $17m then what does McDavid get?
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09-30-2025, 08:51 AM
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broke the first rule
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Floor is now set for McDavid's extension, or lack thereof
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09-30-2025, 08:51 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Friedman also was saying that he believed another team was telling Kaprizov's camp through backchannels (i.e. tampering) that they were willing to give him more than $16 mil per year.
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Meh, how can you really police this kinda thing? If you're Guerin, you've gotta know other teams are gonna be whispering in the agent's ear.
Same thing happened on a much smaller scale with us, Washington and Kylington. Happens all the time.
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09-30-2025, 08:52 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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Wow. That's a lot of money.
Still interesting that its the average salary for an NBA player if not below average for a starter.
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09-30-2025, 08:52 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Republic of Panama
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Highest paid #97
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09-30-2025, 08:52 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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The new CBA caps signing bonuses at 60% of the total contract.
Wild able to sneak this in because that provision doesn't start until September 2026.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1973037887999390048
Last edited by sureLoss; 09-30-2025 at 08:57 AM.
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09-30-2025, 08:58 AM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Oof...Mr. Bill Guerin. Too much, too long. I love Kaprizov, but he's not worth this much.
He was really desperate to keep his franchise star in a place where franchise stars don't want to stick around.
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I wish we had this player to overpay, personally.
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09-30-2025, 08:59 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by keenan87
Wow. That's a lot of money.
Still interesting that its the average salary for an NBA player if not below average for a starter.
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An interesting comparison is Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, who earns a cool $27 million per year. I'm surprised Kaprizov will make 63 per cent of what Salah, who has so much more global appeal, does.
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09-30-2025, 09:00 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Well, they can sell some jerseys at least.
Don't think winning teams get built around max contract players, personally.
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09-30-2025, 09:05 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Royle9
Kaprizov is good, but is he really this good?
I'm not seeing it.
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He was on his way to a Hart and a Ross last year, before injury.
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09-30-2025, 09:12 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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So, is that like... a lot of money or....?
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09-30-2025, 09:13 AM
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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It doesn’t matter how good he is. It’s minny. This contract will be an albatross within 3 years.
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09-30-2025, 09:21 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slava
I love it. If he gets $17m then what does McDavid get?
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Is it bad that this is what I thought of first?
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09-30-2025, 09:22 AM
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#39
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: 1000 miles from nowhere
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calf
Floor is now set for McDavid's extension, or lack thereof
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Exactly what I was thinking.
I don’t think McDavid’s agent was going to allow him to sign a deal before this deal was done. How dumb would you look as an agent if your player signed, then a month or so later a player with less talent signs for more than what your guy got.
Don’t know if McDavid stays in Edmonton or not, but his contract will have a higher AAV than this one.
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09-30-2025, 09:22 AM
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#40
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
It doesn’t matter how good he is. It’s minny. This contract will be an albatross within 3 years.
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It's very possible as the Wild are caught in the same vortex as the Flames, Coyotes, Sabres, Jackets, Flyers and may as well add the Kraken where teams are eternally mediocre and/or seldom win a round in the playoffs when they make it. Seems like everytime they take a step forward, it's accompanied by a step or two back.
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