Wild's Kirill Kaprizov Suffers A Setback With His Injury Recovery And Will Require Emergency Surgery
The news coming from the Minnesota Wild today isn't great, as their superstar Kirill Kaprizov has reportedly suffered an injury setback and will require surgery.
Minnesota Wild general manager and president Bill Guerin announced that star forward Kirill Kaprizov will undergo surgery for a lower-body ailment that has nagged him since December.
Kaprizov will miss at least four weeks, possibly more
The operation is expected to sideline him for at least four weeks.
Kaprizov had an assist in 22:07 of ice time during Sunday's win over the Chicago Blackhawks and added another assist in 21:24 of ice time during Saturday's game against the Calgary Flames.
The 27-year-old winger was back in the lineup after missing 12 games since December 23. Kaprizov has been a highlight reel this season, pacing the Wild with 23 goals and 52 points in just 37 games.
A Novokuznetsk, Russia, native, Kaprizov is under contract through next season with a cap hit of $9 million. He has 183 goals and 382 points in 315 career games.
Losing Kaprizov would be a crushing blow to the struggling Wild, who are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. The skid prompted Guerin to tear into the effort of the team over the weekend.
We're on the perimeter, we're not doing the little detail things that are hard to do, but they allow you to win. I know our guys care. I know they work hard. But working hard and competing hard are two different things.
"We need more compete.»
The Wild are third in the Central Division at 29-17-4 and host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
