Four Frontrunners Emerge in Kirill Kaprizov Trade Talks as Tensions Heat Up in Minnesota

The Minnesota Wild offered Kirill Kaprizov an NHL record contract this off-season, but according to all reports, it doesn't appear as though he's going to take the $120+ million deal.

There's always a chance that Minnesota can up their offer to the 28-year old, but over the weekend, it was reported that the team have begun putting together a trade list with their homegrown star.

While things haven't gone too far on that front as of yet, it's never too early to start looking towards a potential blockbuster, with Bleacher Report officially revealing the four teams most likely to land the star forward if he is indeed traded.

Unsurprisingly, the list includes three contenders in Carolina, New York and Los Angeles, with the Chicago Blackhawks also emerging as a candidate as they look to put superstars around their franchise star in Connor Bedard.

Obviously, the true front runner is the team with the most to offer specifically what Minnesota are looking for, and as that's a current unknown, it's unclear which of these teams is most likely to land the star winger.

If Kaprizov truly is on the move, this could trigger a bidding war unlike any we've seen for years in the NHL after he's posted 152 points in his last 136 games, and with so many teams looking for that one final piece to take them over the edge, expect more than just these four teams to be interest in him.