Minnesota Wild overpaid Kirill Kaprizov with an eight-year, $136 million extension. Bill Guerin insists keeping Kaprizov was essential: “He’s that important to us.” Guerin justifies deal due to ...

Guerin, the Wild GM, had been after a top-tier player and got his guy in Hughes, one of the NHL's top defensemen — at a steep ...

The Minnesota Wild made sure they were not going to enter a summer of uncertainty next year. On Tuesday, Minnesota and superstar Kirill Kaprizov agreed to terms on a record-breaking eight-year, $136 ...

Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin has never been one to avoid telling it like it is. Sometimes, he’s so forthcoming, it ruffles feathers, but, more often than not, it’s refreshing to hear a manager tell ...

The Minnesota Wild were the first team to secure their pending free agent superstar to a new contract. After reports circulated that Kaprizov turned down an eight-year, $128 million contract, the ...

The Wild remains in a holding pattern when it comes to the return of hockey this summer, but that doesn't mean General Manager Bill Guerin hasn't been hard at work trying to secure a big part of the ...

The Minnesota Wild and star winger Kirill Kaprizov agreed to a record-breaking eight-year, $128 million contract on Sept. 30. The deal, with an annual average value (AAV) of $17 million per year, is ...

In NHL.com’s Q&A feature called “Sitting Down with …” we talk to key figures in the game, gaining insight into their lives on and off the ice. This week, we feature Minnesota Wild forward Matt Boldy.

Over the quarter-century that covers the Minnesota Wild's modest existence in the NHL, Kirill Kaprizov has made himself one of a kind. The price of keeping the star left wing hardly compares to what ...

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin did not attempt to hide the fact that his franchise overpaid for Kirill Kaprizov’s record-setting extension. That said, Guerin doesn't regret anything he did ...