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Chicago Blackhawks amongst list of teams favorited to acquire Kaprizov: Per NHL analyst
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Per a newly released report, the Chicago Blackhawks are listed among the teams who could try and acquire Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov.
Things are about to get tense in Minnesota, as star forward Kirill Kaprizov reportedly rejected a contract offer that would have made him the highest-paid player in NHL history.
Even though Wild general manager Bill Guerin pushed back against that news and said no such offer came from them, the team is now reported to have asked Kaprizov to submit a list of teams he'd be willing to accept a trade to.
Per analyst Michael Russo, the Blackhawks are among those teams.
Michael Russo: Re Kirill Kaprizov interest: Rangers, I know the Hurricanes are gonna be a team that's very interested...the Blackhawks are; the usual suspects; LA, I think he'd love Tampa - Worst Seats in the House (9/12)
The acquisition of Kaprizov by the Blackhawks would be a true turning point in the franchise's rebuilding process and would give them their 1st legitimate true superstar player since the days of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.
Right now, it's still up in the air as to where Kaprizov will end up, or if he could even remain with the Wild.
But if the Blackhawks want to take the next step, somehow bringing in Kaprizov would instantly take them on a massive leap forward.
Wild GM Bill Guerin denied the historic offer to Kirill Kaprizov
Guerin appeared to imply that he never offered Kaprizov a historic offer, or at least that the news of the alleged offer never came from them.
My role as general manager is to protect our players. I know two things. That info didn't come from us, and it didn't come from Kirill's agent. I don't know where it came from. Kirill's agent and I have a very good relationship. We're working through things. We're not going to let things like this get in the way.
Last year, Kaprizov had 56 points (25G, 31A) in 41 games.
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