Wild Owner Leipold On Kaprizov Extension: 'I Kind Of Think We're There'

That's Wild

• We're getting some good news right before the Minnesota Wild start truly preparing for the 2025-26 regular season. Owner Craig Leipold appears very confident that a Kirill Kaprizov contract extension will get done, in a recent interview with The Athletic. [The Athletic]
• General manager Bill Guerin appeared to be having a conflict with young center Marco Rossi, but we have to ask: Is it just a creation from what everything has been written in the media? Does the GM of the Wild truly not care for a 23-year-old who just scored 60 points? [Hockey Wilderness]
• Former Wild star Zach Parise has been named to the US Hockey Hall of Fame. [Pioneer Press]

Off the trail...

• The fuzziness of Connor McDavid's future in Edmonton, explained. Why it isn't guaranteed that the best hockey player on the planet stays with the Oilers beyond this upcoming season. [TheScore]
• Who the top rated players are in EA Sports' NHL 26 video game. [ESPN]
• It's official, the NHL and NHLPA have agreed to implement rules that are part of the next CBA (that is slated to kick in next September) for the upcoming season, including the playoff salary cap. [Sportsnet]
• McDavid is this year, but as soon as July 1, 2026, arguably the best defenseman in the world, Quinn Hughes is eligible to sign a contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks. And while that team suffers their own uncertainty, Hughes says he can handle all the noise that the looming decision has. [Sportsnet]