Michael Russo of The Athletic: Pending RFA Kirill Kaprizov will be the Minnesota Wild’s top priority this offseason. Jared Spurgeon is the highest-paid Wild player for now.
The Wild have 14 players under contract for next year with $22 million in cap space. GM Bill Guerin will be reaching out Kaprizov’s camp real soon, and Kaprizov will be more involved.
“I definitely plan on being a little bit more involved (in contract talks),” Kaprizov said through a translator before returning home to Russia on Wednesday. “I’m hoping we can discuss everything together and see what the best option is.