ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kirill Kaprizov said there is plenty of time to negotiate a new contract that will keep him with the Minnesota Wild.

For now, he is focused on the 2025-26 season.

"You guys know I like Minny and everyone knows this," Kaprizov said Thursday after the first on-ice session of training camp. "We have a lot of time [to sign]. It's just 2025 and it's one more year I have. I just want to play hockey and focus and win some games and go into [the Stanley Cup] Playoffs] and win there. Just focus on this now."

The 28-year-old forward is entering the final season of a five-year, $45 million contract (average annual value of $9 million) he signed Sept. 21, 2021. He has been eligible to sign an eight-year contract with Minnesota since July 1, which has been "priority No. 1," acc

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