There has been another snag in the five-year saga that has been Kirill Kaprizov’s journey to the Minnesota Wild. Because of course there has been. Nothing has been easy in this process. Fortunately, he is still under contract with the team and there is no reason to think he will not be playing with the team next season as planned.
Same with Kaprizov. P1 visa not approved & one does have to wonder if the fact these players can't play is affecting the exception professional athletes received.
Several European NHLers with work visas that expired June 30 had no problem getting new visas from the State Dept.