The 28-year-old Kaprizov agreed to a massive 8-year, $136 million contract that's worth about $17 million each year. Minnesota Wild reporter for The Athletic, Michael Russo, reports it is the biggest deal in both annual value and overall dollars. The deal he agreed to is reportedly more than $1 million per year more than the deal he recently turned down. With Kirill now becoming the NHL player with the richest contract in league history, how much bigger is it than other deals over the years? A few other players who have worn Minnesota Wild sweaters also once had among the richest contracts in league history.