Kirill Kaprizov and Minnesota Wild are still far apart in terms of new expansion
Michael Russo of the sport joined Jason Gregor on the DFO Rutdown podcast Monday and was asked about Kirill Kaprizov and Wild, Minnesota. Russo said Kaprizov and The Wild did not complete new contracts.
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Jason Gregor: “But in Minnesota, I’m sure the big story is an extension of Kaprizov. So let’s start there. Obviously, Bill Guerin has been very aggressive. He’s never afraid to make big moves. The re-signed Kaprizov effortlessly said, what will he hear, what will I hear? What will you hear?
Michael Russo: “I think he will certainly surpass Draisaitl. Not that Draisaitl isn’t a better player, but a different year. Two, it’s a different situation. It’s a franchise that never had a superstar like Kaprizov. He had to be done.
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This won’t be 14 years old. He will be the highest-paid winger in the national hockey league. The question is how much time and whether he does. I mean, look, I think wild fans would be tempted to do this on July 1st.
Bill Guerin is very open to believe that they will finish it. However, from the last few days I checked, they are not close. This will be one of them. I think that, they will take a breath here. When Kaprizov returned to town, I thought Bill Guerin would meet him and make sure everything was communicated to him without getting lost in the translation.
He was in Moscow, and Bill returned from Europe during the holidays. Then his agent was Paul Theofanous, who also had several clients and was a busy man. So when the wild had a contract dispute with him before signing a five-year contract, it was until the eve of the training camp. Bill Guerin finally got off, got on the plane, flew to Miami, and met with Paul Theofanous, while Kirill Kaprizov was able to beat the deal in person, face to face, and then take him back to the private plane and back to Minnesota.
I think it will be one of them maybe three of them and Mat sells, their assistant general manager will have to get together at some point and possibly get the job done. This question is like McDavid, Jason, did he want to sign for eight years, or did he want to shorten it?
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There is definitely a chance, I don’t want to say if I’m Kirill Kaprizov, but if I’m him and I’m playing for a franchise that hasn’t won the first round series since 2015. He might be willing to like, ‘Well, I’ll make a promise. But you know what, I will only give you three to four years, and then we will see where you are. This puts a little pressure on the organization to build a real competitor here. ”
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