• The Minnesota Wild had their final press conferences of the season after their brutal Game 6 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights last week. There was a whole lot of interesting chat and quotes but none more interesting than when star winger Kirill Kaprizov gave an update on potential contract talks. The Wild’s best player is eligible to sign a contract extension July 1. [Pioneer Press]
• Top prospect Zeev Buium isn’t done playing hockey. His whirlwind season going from battling for the NCAA national championship with Denver, signing his first pro contract, and making his NHL debut during Game 1 of a heated playoff series; has now led him to representing USA at the World Championships. [StarTribune]
• The Wild might trade center Marco Rossi this summer. It feels backwards. But, they created their own self-fulfilling prophecy when it came to the young Austrian. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Unfortunately, the ghosts of playoff failures are still haunting the Minnesota Wild. [Hockey Wilderness]

Off the trail…

• The Winnipeg Jets did it. They came back from a big deficit, scored two late third-period goals to force overtime, and then won it in the second extra period. A wild game and the Manitobans are moving on. [Sportsnet]
• After beating the Colorado Avalanche in the other Game 7, the Dallas Stars are getting Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen back in the second round. They beat one of the top contenders without two of their best players. Wow. [NHL.com]
• Up against the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs want to get physical in the second round. [NHL.com]