Jessi Pierce of NHL.com: Contract talks between the Minnesota Wild and Kirill Kaprizov will resume this week and GM Bill Guerin believes a deal can be made.
Wild GM Bill Guerin on the weekend.
“I’m confident in that. I’m confident in and his wanting to be here and his willingness to play in Minnesota.”
The Wild had been hoping to sign Kaprizov to a long-term deal but Kaprizov had been thinking short-term.
“You’ve got to understand the other side and where they’re coming from,” Guerin said.