$49M Wild star urges Kirill Kaprizov to 'sign' and get 'locked up' in Minnesota amid record-breaking extension speculation

Minnesota Wild star Matt Boldy made his thoughts clear by urging the club to extend superstar Kirill Kaprizov.

In a Sept. 9 piece in The Athletic, Boldy was quoted by Michael Russo as saying the Wild and Kaprizov would do well to get a deal done soon.

Boldy stated:

“It’s none of my business. As much as I want him on our team and would do anything to have him stay here and sign for eight more years, it’s not up to me.”

Boldy, who signed a massive extension himself in Minnesota, wants nothing more than to see Kaprizov stay with the Wild. But he also acknowledged that the decision is out of his hands.

“Obviously, we want him in Minnesota and to sign his contract and be here and locked up.”

Boldy will be entering the third year of his $49 million contract. Adding Kaprizov for eight more years would give Boldy at least five seasons with one of the NHL’s brightest stars. Still, he knows it is up to Kaprizov and the Wild to work things out.

Insider confident Kirill Kaprizov will return to Minnesota

In the latest episode of his "32 Thoughts Podcast," insider Elliotte Friedman discussed comments made by Wild owner Craig Leipold, who said he was confident Kirill Kaprizov and the team would agree on a new contract.

The deal, believed to surpass Leon Draisaitl’s current league-high contract, could be finalized in the coming weeks. Kaprizov is returning to North America ahead of the Wild’s training camp after spending the summer in Russia.

“He (Leopold) sounded very confident. You know, Kaprizov’s coming back into town next week," Friedman said. “I never worry about this stuff too much in the summer. I believe this is a pressure point now, like this time of year, because you have to decide, like McDavid does, can you handle the aggravation? Do you want the scrutiny? Do you have something else in mind?

"This is the time now that Kaprizov is coming back that everybody really puts their cards on the table, and everybody gets a true idea of what everyone's thinking."

If that is the case, Kirill Kaprizov and the Wild should soon have more clarity about their future together.

Perhaps it is just a matter of time before they hammer out a deal and put the uncertainty behind them.

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