With the NHL and NHLPA having reached a tentative agreement on the Return to Play Plan and an extension of the collective bargaining agreement on Monday, a couple of details that could significantly impact the Minnesota Wild were also uncovered Monday night.
First, it was confirmed that Kirill Kaprizov, along with other European players such as Ilya Sorokin and Alexander Romanov, will not be eligible to play in the 24-team postseason tournament, assuming it actually takes place. However, there was a compromise made by the NHL and NHLPA that allows those players to sign entry-level contracts starting in 2019-20, burning the first year of their deals while being ineligible to play.