Overview

• Kirill Kaprizov is practicing fully at Minnesota’s training camp and reiterated he likes playing in the state he calls his second home.
• Agent Paul Theofanous was reported to have made an unannounced trip to Minnesota and held a lengthy conversation with a Wild hockey operations staffer during a scrimmage, with no progress disclosed.
• Kaprizov did not travel for the preseason opener in Winnipeg and will not go to Dallas on Tuesday, with the first home preseason game set for Thursday at Grand Casino Arena.
• The Sporting News highlighted a Bleacher Report proposal sending Kaprizov to the Rangers for Alexis Lafrenière and draft picks, described as a speculative scenario rather than evidence of negotiations.
• A separate analyst proposal outlined a Blackhawks package of Teuvo Teräväinen, prospect Oliver Moore, and a pick, with commentary noting Minnesota could prefer offers from outside the division.