Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leopold announced today that they intend to offer Kirill Kaprizov an impressive long-term contract upon becoming eligible July 1. This step aims to lock Kaprizov down before unrestricted free agency hits after 2025-26 season.
Charting Kaprizov’s Bright Future and Contract Talks 27-year-old Kaprizov, currently on a five-year, $45 million deal, has quickly emerged as a key member of their offense, topping both goal and point tallies last season. Leopold commented, saying they remain fully committed to re-signing him, confident they can outmatch any other team’s offer in terms of money and duration – as our primary priority remains convincing him our team is focused on victory.”
As this season draws to a close, Minnesota Wild are anticipating greater financial flexibility following their buyout of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter which has reduced salary cap impacts to $833,333 each per season. “With these extra funds we hope to return to playing Wild hockey again with more intensity next season – although we do have potential acquisitions on our radar at present”. Leopold noted. “But that detail should remain private for now!”
Kirill Kaprizov Has an Impressive Record Kirill Kaprizov left an indelible mark on the Wild last season by leading them in scoring with 46 goals and 96 points across 75 games he appeared in, earning himself the Calder Trophy winner along the way! Since joining the NHL he has amassed an outstanding total of 330 points (160 goals plus 170 assists). In total he has appeared in 278 Wild games as he amasses this incredible total of points total.