First of all, before we get into anything else, let’s make one thing clear: Despite the recent development that Kirill Kaprizov has a tentative agreement in place with CSKA Moscow of the KHL on a one-year contract that would begin on Sept. 1 if he and the Minnesota Wild can’t agree on a contract, fans should not spend a lot of time worrying about this situation.
It is still overwhelmingly likely that the two sides will agree on a contract extension, which would mean that Kaprizov would be in Minnesota for the start of training camp and the start of his second season in the NHL, ready to build off of his amazing rookie campaign in 2020-21.