And the clearest signal that Kaprizov and Spurgeon would be back is that the Wild reassigned defenseman David Jiricek two hours after practice. If you did the salary cap math, it really was the only option to get below the cap ceiling once Kaprizov is activated from LTIR.

The Wild feel they are doing the right thing by sending David Jiricek down to Iowa. ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (28-15-4) have made a few roster moves ahead of its game tonight against the Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7). The Wild activated forward Kirill Kaprizov off Long-Term Injured Reserve and defenseman Jared Spurgeon off Injured Reserve.

Again. But if there were players or coaches worried about another likely month-long stretch without high-scoring forward Kirill Kaprizov on the ice, their coach said this is just the latest ...

Wild star Kirill Kaprizov will play again at some point this season. Just not in January, and probably not in February either. Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced on Tuesday that Kaprizov ...

Guerin also noted that Kaprizov is not handling the injury update very smoothly. “Kirill’s very upset,” Guerin said about the player’s reaction. “So I think the best thing to do is to ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery on the lingering lower body injury he recently returned from and will be sidelined for at least a month. General manager Bill ...

Unfortunately, it appears Kirill Kaprizov has missed practice yet again. At 11 AM on Tuesday, Guerin met with media, where he gave an injury update on Kaprizov that we were all dreading.

Kirill Kaprizov will have surgery and be out a minimum of four weeks for the Minnesota Wild because of a lower-body injury. “It is not a season-ending injury, but it will put him on the shelf ...

Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery to repair a lower-body injury and is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks. Kaprizov returned from a 12-game absence to play in his ...

Kirill Kaprizov has been playing at an MVP level this season with the Minnesota Wild, notching 52 points in 37 games played. The Wild have been without their star forward for quite a bit through ...

Bill Guerin thought it was good that the Minnesota Wild had no other Russian players when they signed Kirill Kaprizov in July 2020. “It's actually better for him that he doesn't have another [Russian] guy on the team,

It’s ultra-tight in the standings in the East and that’s why the Canadiens must continue to win their games. The trade involving Martin Necas and Mikko Rantanen caused quite a stir over the weekend. Yesterday, Necas showed that he can help his new team ...