Kirill Kaprizov will be out longer than anticipated for the Minnesota Wild because of a lower-body injury, general manager Bill Guerin said Friday. The forward had surgery in late January because of a lower-body injury and was expected to be out a minimum of four weeks.
Starting without the puck almost every opposing power play has been a killer. Joel Eriksson Ek has won 36.1 percent of his draws on the kill, while Marat Khusnutdinov has won 34.4. Freddy Gaudreau has been adequate at least, winning 47.1 percent of his draws (28th in the NHL, minimum 55 draws).
Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin made his team’s financial situation quite clear over the weekend. After acquiring forward Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville
That's Wild Before their grinding 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins, the Minnesota Wild were not having a fun time. Without Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek, it felt like the dynamism and heartbeat of the team was missing.
Heading into the March 7 NHL trade deadline, The Athletic's Michael Russo and Joe Smith will have updates on all of the Wild rumblings.