Is the NHL about to lose its next potential superstar?
According to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, Minnesota Wild Calder Trophy winner Kirill Kaprizov has a "tentative deal" in place with CSKA Moscow of the KHL. The deal is for one year and an eight-figure salary in American dollars, according to Seravalli, and will kick in on Sept. 1.
Suffice to say, the agreement gives the Wild a very specific timeframe to pony up the cash and term Kaprizov desires on an extension with the Wild.
It was believed the hangup in negotiations was that the Wild wanted to extend Kaprizov for seven or eight seasons.