Russian star Kirill Kaprizov can become a free agent after next season, but he says he wants to stay and the Wild finally have salary cap flexibility.

There’s probably not a person in the Minnesota Wild organization who knows Kirill Kaprizov more than Mats Zuccarello. They’ve shared a bromance for years, on the ice as linemates and off of it. The Russian superstar is known as “Uncle Kirill” to Zuccarello’s two kids.

The warmer months will be spent with friends playing video games, hanging out on the water and occasionally fishing – something Kaprizov admitted he has never done in Minnesota.