Wild GM: Don't want 'panic' over Kaprizov talks

Minnesota Wild wide manager Bill Guerin said helium doesn't privation "all-out panic" among the team's fans aft prima winger Kirill Kaprizov reportedly turned down an NHL grounds declaration hold this week.

Kaprizov is successful the past twelvemonth of a five-year, $45 cardinal contract, which carries a no-movement clause. He tin go an unrestricted escaped cause adjacent summer. The Wild offered him an eight-year declaration hold worthy $128 cardinal that Kaprizov and his cause turned down successful a gathering connected Tuesday, according to NHL newsman Frank Seravalli.

That mean yearly worth of $16 cardinal would person been $2 cardinal much than that of Edmonton Oilers halfway Leon Draisaitl's contract, which presently has the highest AAV successful the NHL. The full worth of the woody would person surpassed the 13-year, $124 cardinal declaration signed by Alex Ovechkin with the Washington Capitals successful 2008, which remains the richest successful NHL history.

Speaking connected the "10,000 Takes" amusement connected Wednesday night, Guerin said helium was unsure however that accusation went public.

"My relation arsenic wide manager is to support our players," helium said. "I cognize 2 things. That info didn't travel from us, and it didn't travel from Kirill's agent. I don't cognize wherever it came from. Kirill's cause and I person a precise bully relationship. We're moving done things. We're not going to fto things similar this get successful the way."

Kaprizov has been an violative unit for Minnesota since coming to the NHL from Russia successful 2020. He has 386 points successful 319 vocation games with the Wild, breaking the 40-goal people 3 times successful 5 seasons. He scored 25 goals successful 41 games past season, which was shortened by injuries.

Kaprizov's agent, Paul Theofanous, did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The study that Kaprizov turned down the hold sent shockwaves done the hockey satellite -- and particularly the Wild's instrumentality basal -- astir his semipermanent aboriginal with the franchise.

"I don't privation our marketplace to spell into an all-out panic mode here," Guerin said. "The astir important happening to maine is Kirill and not getting him enactment successful a atrocious spot. We emotion him. He's a fantastic guy. He's an unbelievable player. And we privation him."

Guerin told "10,000 Takes" that helium believes the Wild are "in a truly affirmative spot with Kirill" and that talks volition continue.