The move was necessary to make the call-ups needed to have a full roster. It's retroactive, so Kaprizov can return whenever he's ready.

A depleted Wild roster could soon receive the ultimate shot in the arm — but maybe not as soon as possible.

Kirill Kaprizov hasn’t played in an NHL game for close to a month – but that might change in the near future. The Minnesota Wild star has been the team’s most important player in 2024-25 – and one of the most valuable players,

I think the guys have really bought in and understand that we have to play a really strong team game,” said coach John Hynes. “When you have players out, then it’s incumbent on the guys that are

The Minnesota Wild placed Kirill Kaprizov on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) on Thursday, retroactive to Dec. 23 when he suffered his injury. The move, while removing the Russian forward from the Wild lineup,

While Kaprizov could be back this week, Wild coach John Hynes did not "want to put a timeline" on his potential return, according to Smith, but added the fact Kaprizov is skating every day and continuing to do more and more each day is "a good sign." There are signs Minnesota could be gearing up to have some players return soon.

This just in, the Minnesota Wild have announced that they have re-moved superstar Kirill Kaprizov back to long-term injured reserve just a day after removing him from long-term injured reserve. The Russian forward hasn’t played a game since December 23rd and completed the 2024 calendar year as the NHL’s top scoring forward,