Scott Malkinson
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- Sep 29, 2017
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There's no reason for the Wild to trade Kaprizov. Yes the initial situation between him and management was fubar, but things seem to be ironed out at this point. With the KHL buyout rules, no one's going to see him before 2020 or so anyway. It seems like it's his intent to make the hop to the NHL at that point, and there's no reason for him to avoid playing for the Wild.
1. The team is not that good.
2. The team has few young stars. If any.
3. The market is not desirable, for a Russian.
4. Wild have no history with Russian players.
5. He would take a pay cut to come over.
For Kaprizov, there are many reasons to avoid Minnesota.