Kirill Kaprizov is staying put and setting the market. The Wild have announced an eight-year extension for their superstar winger that will pay out a record-setting AAV of $17MM through the 2033-34 campaign. That’s a total value of $136MM. He was previously slated to hit the unrestricted free agent market following the 2025-26 season. All but $8MM of that $136MM figure will … [Read more...] about Wild Extend Kirill Kaprizov
Mats Zuccarello Out “Minimum” Of Seven To Eight Weeks
While the Wild ensured one top-six winger will be staying with the club long-term earlier today, they’ve lost another in the short term. The team confirmed Mats Zuccarello will miss a “minimum” of seven to eight weeks with the lower-body injury that’s sidelined him for all of training camp so far. There was concern Zuccarello would miss the start of the regular season back at … [Read more...] about Mats Zuccarello Out “Minimum” Of Seven To Eight Weeks
Training Camp Cuts: 9/30/25
There’s now one week to go until the regular season opens, meaning six days until opening night rosters are due. Most teams have gotten their last round of sweeping cuts done and now only have a handful of names to trim to get down to 23 players. We’ll keep track of additional cuts as they roll in today: Carolina Hurricanes (per team announcement) D Gavin Bayreuther (to AHL … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 9/30/25
Training Camp Cuts: 9/28/25
The countdown to the NHL season has reached single-digits. Teams will kickoff in just nine days, with the preseason set to last just six more days. That will put the pressure on every team to begin finalize their opening night roster – and quickly expand the list of exciting names on the waiver wire. Each team’s current roster can be found at our Training Camp Roster Tracker. … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 9/28/25
Kaprizov Dealing With Eye Infection
Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov is dealing with an eye infection that will keep him out of the lineup, notes Michael Russo of The Athletic (Twitter link). Head coach John Hynes noted that Kaprizov is already on antibiotics and that the hope is that he won’t miss much time. The veteran was limited to just 41 games last season due to injuries although it didn’t stop him from … [Read more...] about Kaprizov Dealing With Eye Infection