The “Minnesota” were afraid to comment on the situation with the return of Kaprizov

MOSCOW, Jul 29 Minnesota Wild NHL General Manager Bill Guerin expressed the hope that Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov would be able to return to the United States and join the team, but refrained from detailed comments. Earlier it was reported that Kaprizov was denied entry to the United States twice. The media also reported that Kaprizov was allegedly put on the wanted list in Russia for illegally obtaining a military ID in 2017. «He should be all right. And we should be all right. But this is a delicate issue, and I would prefer not to comment on it» — quotes the words of Guerin journalist The Athletic Michael Russo on Twitter.According to Guerin, «Minnesota» will continue to work in the free agent market in search of an attacker. He also noted that the team will leave one free place for pre-season competitions in the Wild camp. Kaprizov played 81 games in the NHL regular season last season and scored 108 points (47 goals and 61 assists), updating Minnesota's records in the number of goals and points in the regular season. In the playoffs, the 25-year-old Russian played six games, scoring 8 points (7+1).