The Minnesota Wild have entered a critical offseason, able to fully participate in free agency again after two years of significant salary cap constraints.Without an NHL playoff series win in the last 10 years,

There’s probably not a person in the Minnesota Wild organization who knows Kirill Kaprizov more than Mats Zuccarello. They’ve shared a bromance for years, on the ice as linemates and off of it. The Russian superstar is known as “Uncle Kirill” to Zuccarello’s two kids.

Since he was hired as general manager, Bill Guerin has wanted to build the Wild into a championship team. Almost six years on the job, Guerin finally has his best chance to do that. “This is the first time we’ve had real flexibility in a long,