9mx5 is right at or just below market value for Kaprizov, so a fair offer. It sounds like Kaprizov wants to be a UFA as soon as possible. It's not about the money, it's about controlling his own fate. As a UFA in 3 years he'd get that $9m and play where he wants and for a Cup contender. MN (in it's current state) is not a Cup contender with Kaprizov, it's not even a fringe Playoff team without him. He knows this, and from the looks of things, other players know it too. Old guys on their last legs and fringe NHLers are all MN got to sign as UFAs, and even that took overpays on their deals.

Russo might be fed up. He can't say anything negative about the team, and he's run out of positive things to say. Reporting on the Wild is his job, and there is nothing going on to write about. There is only so much fluff human interest stories about the players he can write about.

This offseason should have been a layup for the GM: re-sign 3 RFAs, re-sign Brodin, get a center, fill in a couple of depth FWDs spots, and a bottom pair LD.

I'm thinking that we have to sign him to 4 years, so we can get a chance to extend him. 9.5mx4 might do it, but if we sign him for that, what do we go to Fiala with? Do we sign him to 6.5mx4? I don't see how Fiala would sign that.

We've got to sign Fiala first. Or we'll have to trade one of them

Trade them both an embrace the tank. I just feel bad for Brodin and JEE. No way they signs those contracts if they knew the state of the team just a few months later.

They're right in one sense
Wrong in another

If KHL beat NHL like that for a UFA
Its accomplishing something no other Hockey league ever has
Its taking a top Prospect and making him their Ovi or Crosby

People woulda ate that **** up
Given the current political climate in Russia its lucky he didnt
Either way no NHL team could be responsible for going down as the Straw the broke the Camels back