Wild owner on keeping Kirill Kaprizov: 'It's a priority'

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Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold made it crystal clear that the team is thinking about Kirill Kaprizov's next contract.

First things first. Kaprizov will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 season, so there is some element of time for the Wild as the 27-year-old star forward plays out his current five-year, $45 million contract.

And then there's the matter of July 1, a