Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes relayed a message from injured star forward Kirill Kaprizov heading into Wednesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers. "He's bored," Hynes said. "Out of his mind."

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov is eligible to sign a contract extension after July 1st as he has one year remaining on his contract. Samsonov thinks things will play out organically.

Kirill Kaprizov continues to make progress towards a return from a lower-body injury. The star Minnesota Wild forward has missed the last eight games due to the injury, but he's skating on his own ...