Update:🧵 Hearing Kirill Kaprizov has a tentative agreement in place with CSKA Moscow on a one-year, 8-figure deal ($USD) to begin on Sept. 1 - should a new contract not materialize with #mnwild.However, the Wild appear ready and willing to talk a medium-term length deal. [1/2]

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) August 9, 2021

Teammates who have controlled scoring chances the most when they were together on the ice (min. 100 minutes) :

Regular Season

1-Pierre-Édouard Bellemare & Logan O'Connor (COL)
2-Pierre-Édouard Bellemare & Matt Calvert (COL)
3-Joel Hanley & Mark Pysyk (DAL)
4-Sam Bennett & Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA)
5-Ethan Bear & Jesse Puljujärvi (EDM)
6-Carter Verhaeghe & Keith Yandle (FLA)
7-Noah Hanifin & Derek Ryan (CGY)
8-Samuel Girard & Jacob MacDonald (COL)
9-André Burakovsky & Jacob MacDonald (COL)
10-Pierre-Édouard Bellemare & Jacob MacDonald (COL)


Playoffs

1-TJ Brodie & Morgan Rielly (TOR)
2-Mitchell Marner & Auston Matthews (TOR)
3-Brendan Gallagher & Artturi Lehkonen (MTL)
4-Zach Hyman & Auston Matthews (TOR)
5-Nicolas Hague & Zach Whitecloud (VGK)
6-Taylor Hall & David Krejci (BOS)
7-Brad Marchand & David Pastrnak (BOS)
8-Matt Grzelcyk & David Pastrnak (BOS)
9-Charlie McAvoy & David Pastrnak (BOS)
10-Phillip Danault & Artturi Lehkonen (MTL)

The moral of the story -- don't mess with Pierre-Édouard Bellemare and Jacob MacDonald

I refuse to believe numbers 1,2 and 4 in the playoffs

I refuse to believe numbers 1,2 and 4 in the playoffs

It's no secret that the Leafs were controlling the majority of the scoring chances in the playoffs. They got literally goaltended.

Teammates who have controlled scoring chances the most when they were together on the ice (min. 100 minutes) :

Regular Season

1-Pierre-Édouard Bellemare & Logan O'Connor (COL)
2-Pierre-Édouard Bellemare & Matt Calvert (COL)
3-Joel Hanley & Mark Pysyk (DAL)
4-Sam Bennett & Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA)
5-Ethan Bear & Jesse Puljujärvi (EDM)
6-Carter Verhaeghe & Keith Yandle (FLA)
7-Noah Hanifin & Derek Ryan (CGY)
8-Samuel Girard & Jacob MacDonald (COL)
9-André Burakovsky & Jacob MacDonald (COL)
10-Pierre-Édouard Bellemare & Jacob MacDonald (COL)


Playoffs

1-TJ Brodie & Morgan Rielly (TOR)
2-Mitchell Marner & Auston Matthews (TOR)
3-Brendan Gallagher & Artturi Lehkonen (MTL)
4-Zach Hyman & Auston Matthews (TOR)
5-Nicolas Hague & Zach Whitecloud (VGK)
6-Taylor Hall & David Krejci (BOS)
7-Brad Marchand & David Pastrnak (BOS)
8-Matt Grzelcyk & David Pastrnak (BOS)
9-Charlie McAvoy & David Pastrnak (BOS)
10-Phillip Danault & Artturi Lehkonen (MTL)

The moral of the story -- don't mess with Pierre-Édouard Bellemare and Jacob MacDonald

Congrats to Brady and Gracia on tying the knot this weekend!📷: bradyskjei / IG pic.twitter.com/EVxR5Ivmal

— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) August 9, 2021

Congrats to Brady!

Is it just me or is that Kevin Hayes by Brady's left fist... I believe they were teammates in NYR.

Update:🧵 Hearing Kirill Kaprizov has a tentative agreement in place with CSKA Moscow on a one-year, 8-figure deal ($USD) to begin on Sept. 1 - should a new contract not materialize with #mnwild.However, the Wild appear ready and willing to talk a medium-term length deal. [1/2]

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) August 9, 2021

Yeah that’s Hayes! notice jimmy vesey is also there on the far right…..

Yeah, just noticed that. Nice to see a bunch of his old teammates showing up at his wedding.

Watch Kaprizov play for CSKA and win the Gagarin cup this year, then sign with the Wild in time for the playoffs.

Watch Kaprizov play for CSKA and win the Gagarin cup this year, then sign with the Wild in time for the playoffs.

If the Wild are playing without Kap for the whole regular season they aren’t making the playoffs. Avs, Jets, Stars, Hawks and Blues would all make it before a Kapless Wild team, and also arguably Nashville.

Watch Kaprizov play for CSKA and win the Gagarin cup this year, then sign with the Wild in time for the playoffs.

Wouldnt the wild have to sign him than loan him to the KHL to make that possible

Cause unless the rule was changed theres a deadline for RFA's to be signed. But if he signs a deal in the KHL I doubt he will be back in time to play for the playoffs or even be allowed to play.

If Kaprizov does not sign by RFA deadline he would be ineligible to play for the rest of the season

Yeah I was thinking that. But if he signs with CSKA isnt he not allowed to sign an NHL contract. Or would his KHL contract have an NHL out clause. Cause you got to think if he wants to do both its gonna give the wild a headache cause he first has to terminate his CSKA deal then sign a new deal then get loaned to CSKA which makes 0 sense for the wild to do lul. Like Kaprisov would be the most expensive player loaned to another team outside the NHL.

Cause I dont think I have ever seen an NHL rookie to that

This is what the Wild and Kaprizov should do in my opinion

Wild: Offer him a 3-4 year contract at 10M
Obviously, the Wild want to offer Kaprizov a long term contract but Kaprizov wants a mid term contract that would bring him to UFA. With the KHL offer, the Wild have to cave in and give Kaprizov a 3-4 year contract. The Wild keep their star player and could end up keeping him once his contract is up. If he doesn't want to stay, he could get a huge return in a trade

Kaprizov: Don't go back to the KHL
If Kaprizov only cares about money, then have fun in Russia. If he wants to make an impact in the NHL, then accept the best offer the Wild give you. Going to the KHL would ruin his reputation in the NHL and it would be a bit difficult to make his NHL comeback

Wouldn't the wild have to sign him than loan him to the KHL to make that possible

Cause unless the rule was changed there's a deadline for RFA's to be signed in order to play in the NHL in any given season. Sot if he signs a deal in the KHL I dont think he will be allowed in the NHL playoffs as the deadline for RFA's to sign and play in the NHL is Dec 1 while the Gangarin cup is from March to April.

Rules could have been changed but it seems if he signs with CSKA hes gone for the season.

Most likely the main reason why Kaprizov would consider heading to CSKA for a year is the Olympics. Provided he's healthy, he's going to get a guaranteed position in that ROC team. It's still uncertain whether NHL players are heading there or not.

Regardless, I don't think Kaprizov deserves anywhere near a $9-10M contract based on one NHL year if the term is that short and leads straight to UFA. That's just shooting themselves in the foot big time.

He's UFA on 3 years. Offer him that with the cap hit of $7M and try to deal him during that timespan for futures actually willing to play there. That's what I'd do. They can't realistically build a contending team in the next 5 years with having $14M less cap to spend compared to others.

Wild made their bed & deserve to lie in it - 100%...
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