Kaprizov: Zuccarello Helped Me a Lot in Minnesota
Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov reacted to Mats Zuccarello's free-agent move to Los Angeles, saying he hopes to stay close friends with his former linemate.
Kirill Kaprizov has said he expects to stay in touch with Mats Zuccarello after the winger's move to Los Angeles as a free agent, with the Wild not renewing a contract for the 38-year-old Norwegian.
"Oh yeah. It's just part of hockey. It happens. Someone signs a contract, someone doesn't and switches teams. There's a lot of business in this, and it happens often. I just want to keep in touch with him going forward, stay good friends. I hope everything goes well for him at his new team. I'll be following his season. Yeah, Zucki was one of the guys who helped me a lot. Training camp is hard every year, especially for us. There's a lot of battling and skating. And then he'll crack a joke or do something, and you stop thinking about how tired you are and just keep playing," Kaprizov said.
The Wild forward was asked directly whether he could manage without his preferred linemate.
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