BREAKING NEWS EVERYONE!!!! Michael Russo at The Athletic just reported that Kirill Kaprizov has officially left Russia and is currently chilling in NYC before he gets to home sweet Minnesota some time tomorrow. This is great news for a lot of reasons. Most important among them, it’s great that Kaprizov won’t be used as a political tool by a sociopathic dictator with a Napoleon Complex. Kirill is back and that’s great news for everyone.

Obviously, this is good news for the Wild’s team on the ice and not just the ticket sales (sigh). Kirill has shattered just about every record he’s been able to shatter so far. Spoiler alert, he’s a really good hockey player. In an era that probably has more superstars than ever before, Kirill’s status as one of the best is not in question.
I’ve said it before on the Wild Takes podcast and I’ll say it again here. I don’t think the Wild are going to win the Stanley Cup this year but I do think they will be legitimate Cup contenders very, very soon. That is in no small part due to Kirill’s continued excellence and status as a legitimate superstar in the NHL.
Anyway, Kirill is back and that’s great news. After this news was announced, I could feel the state of Minnesota’s collective butthole unclench all the way from North Carolina. This video may be from last year, but it’s damn sure relevant once again.

Minnesota sports weren’t stressful enough, so I went to Auburn. Diehard everything fan. Will drink beer for money. Deathly allergic to chicken.