"My gut says they were offering around $9 million on an 8 year deal and probably $8.5 [million] or $8 [million] on a 7 year deal," said Russo on the
Daily Faceoff podcast. "Right now that has not only not been accepted but its been pretty much rejected from Kaprizov's camp. So this is like one of the first negotiations I have ever covered where the team is throwing the world at a player that has played 55 games and he's like 'No I want a lot less money and a lot less term.'"