The worst possible news was confirmed just now in Minnesota as franchise player Kirill Kaprizov will be out long-term with injury. <h2>Kaprizov Out Long Term</h2> After being quite literally crushed by 6'7 giant Logan Stanley in Winnipeg, Kaprizov had trouble finding his balance and getting off the ice. Unfortunately, this lower-body injury will keep him out of the lineup for at least three weeks. This is a tough blow for a Wild team just on the fringe of the playoffs. <q>Injury Update: Kirill Kaprizov is expected to miss three to four weeks with a lower-body injury.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/mnwildPR/status/1633951186918178817?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div>