This just in, the Minnesota Wild have announced that they have re-moved superstar Kirill Kaprizov back to long-term injured reserve just a day after removing him from long-term injured reserve. The Russian forward hasn’t played a game since December 23rd and completed the 2024 calendar year as the NHL’s top scoring forward,

As an example, Hynes in recent days has praised veteran forward Ryan Hartman, who had a mind-boggling run of zero points in an 18-game stretch between Nov. 23 and New Years’ Eve, but has posted six points in the past seven games, including the Wild’s only goal in a 4-1 loss at Vegas last Sunday.

While Kaprizov could be back this week, Wild coach John Hynes did not "want to put a timeline" on his potential return, according to Smith, but added the fact Kaprizov is skating every day and continuing to do more and more each day is "a good sign." There are signs Minnesota could be gearing up to have some players return soon.

The move was necessary to make the call-ups needed to have a full roster. It's retroactive, so Kaprizov can return whenever he's ready.