Wild owner expresses opinion on recent contract negotiations

Pittsburgh Penguins v Minnesota Wild | Nick Wosika/GettyImagesAlmost four years ago, on the eve of another training camp, the Minnesota Wild took a chance and dropped $45 million on a Russian winger with exactly 55 games of NHL experience. It capped a drama that engulfed the summer. That winger was Kirill Kaprizov. Now as a long summer begins to cool and training camp appears, it seems Kaprizov’s latest contract drama is coming to a close.

As has been reported by several sources, Kaprizov’s next contract is likely to be a record-setter. When the dust is settled the 28-year-old should be collecting somewhere between $15 and $16 million a season for several years. The exact length of the…