Billy Guerin went on Judd’s Hockey Show via SKOR North yesterday and provided a quote that raised some eyebrows and created worry among Minnesota Wild fans:
Does anyone else have deja vu from last year during the Krill Kaprizov extension talks? If you need a reminder, Krill Kaprizov signed his extension on September 30th. Minnesota fans worried constantly that Kaprizov wasn’t going to sign here (and I will admit when he rejected that initial offer, I was a bit worried too…). And all we heard Billy say throughout the process was “be patient, these things take time.”
It’s only August 5th, I’m nowhere close to the point of worrying about this extension not getting done. Billy G has shown an ability to close out deals during his time here. But we’re Minnesota sports fans, we always have the worst case scenarios in the back of our heads and are constant worry warts until the paper is signed or the final buzzer sounds. It’s in our blood and rightfully so after what we’ve gone through as fans.
If the season starts without an extension signed, I’ll worry. But until then, let’s relax and enjoy the last few weeks of summer.
