Overview
- Insider Frank Seravalli reports there is zero chance Minnesota has put Kirill Kaprizov on the trade block, with the team focused on an extension rather than taking offers.
- Kaprizov is healthy and practicing at training camp, though he did not travel for the preseason opener in Winnipeg and is not on the trip to Dallas.
- Both sides say discussions are private, and TSN’s Pierre LeBrun previously characterized some talks between GM Bill Guerin and agent Paul Theofanous as not cordial.
- Kaprizov told reporters he enjoys playing in Minnesota and wants to stay but is deferring contract matters to his agent, while the Wild maintain re-signing him is a priority.
- Outside analysts continue to float hypothetical trades, including packages from the Rangers and Blackhawks that feature players such as Alexis Lafrenière, Teuvo Teräväinen, prospect Oliver Moore, and draft picks.