Well, the long and at times uncertain wait is finally over.
Just over five years after he was drafted by Minnesota with the 135th pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, Kirill Kaprizov is finally a member of the Minnesota Wild organization after signing a two year entry level contract with the Wild on Monday.
While it is unfortunate that he will not be eligible to play in the Stanley Cup Qualifying round against the Vancouver Canucks in early August, Kaprizov is expected to fly to Minnesota in the coming days to join the team at training camp, and then accompany them to Edmonton where he will be allowed to practice and train with the Wild, which should give him a good chance to get used to get to know his new teammates, while also getting more comfortable with his new surroundings in North America.