Inside the NHL’s Biggest Contract Surprises of 2025: Who’s Winning and Losing Big Bucks?
11. Minnesota Wild
Last season: 19th
Finally, the onerous parts of the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts are off the books and the Wild are flush with cap space and promise. With only one truly bad deal (Yakov Trenin) and a few great deals on the books, the Wild sit on the edge of the top 10.
Most of that is driven by Matt Boldy’s deal, which is one of the league’s best. But it also helps that Joel Eriksson Ek is a steal for the next four years to go along with three other one-year deals with a 90 percent chance of bringing positive value. Kirill Kaprizov is up for a new contract and we’ll see what happens there, but for now he’s one of the biggest bargains for the 2025-26 season.
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