CSKA Moscow, in the Continental Hockey League (KHL), has announced that Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov will not be joining them for the next campaign.
At least that’s what sports site The Athletic reported on Monday. Earlier this summer, it was mentioned that an agreement in principle between the Russian team and the forward would come into effect if he did not come to an agreement with the Wild before September.
The same source indicates that, although a pact has not yet been concluded, negotiations between the two clans have progressed recently.
Kaprizov, who is a compensated free agent, is the only skater who still has no deal on the Minnesota side. The roster has just over $ 13 million of space under the salary cap.
The 24-year-old hockey player had a fantastic first season in the National Hockey League (NHL), recording 51 points in 56 games for the Wild. He was one of the main reasons the team advanced to the playoffs.
The 5’9 ” athlete played for CSKA for three seasons before joining the NHL team who drafted him in the fifth round of the 2015 amateur auction.
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