Kirill Kaprizov ALREADY holds many Minnesota Wild records

[Digitalbooya]

Most dives all time

Kaprizov could get the Chris Simon chop to the face and Jets fans would still call it a dive.

 

[ViD]

Putting up nice numbers, but using per game/season for someone who has played only 4 seasons (all of which are generally considered prime years) is not a good metric when comparing to other players in the history.

I think it’s legit considering the sample is close to 300 games

 

[Mrfenn92]

He’s a stud

 

[Wings4Life]

With his only 4th season as a Wild player he holds the following franchise records:

Goals per game
Assists per game
Points per game
Goals created per game
Most goals in a season
Most assists in a season
Most points in a season
Most PP goals in a season

Also, with only 271 games played, he’s already:

4th in goals
8th in points
10th in shots
2nd in hat tricks


I mean he already qualifies to be considered for a jersey retirement

Fantastic winger.

Would've had his second 100 point season this year too, if not for the missed games.

 

[ViD]

And just like that another 40 goal season for him. 3 out of 5 40+ goal seasons in the franchise history

 

[MuckOG]

Fantastic winger.

Would've had his second 100 point season this year too, if not for the missed games.

Seasons not over. Needs 11 pts in the last 5 games to get there.

 

[Realm]

Matthews on a similar trajectory, only difference being the Leafs as a franchise are about 5x older than Minny.

Cool for Kap though, dude's been electric ever since he broke into the league.

Who cares about Matthews when comparing Kaprisov to Wild history? Also what is funny about the Leafs being an NHL team 5X longer than the Wild? Lets compare a #1 overall pick that has played for Toronto his entire career vs a 5th round pick by an expansion franchise. Weird hype drop by you.

 

[Turin]

You could have told me this after his first year and it wouldn't of been too surprising

 

[M88K]

Most dives all time

Foligno has that record on lock

 

[GhostfaceWu]

No one, settle down.

Just saying it's funny when a team has lower franchise numbers than you'd expect, so the ladder is climbed quicker.

Exactly.

 

[Praetorian Caps]

I wish I could give you multiple like mate. Anyone who makes a Star Wars reference is allright in my book.

 

[NyQuil]

I wish I could give you multiple like mate. Anyone who makes a Star Wars reference is allright in my book.

How many likes?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Matthews on a similar trajectory, only difference being the Leafs as a franchise are about 5x older than Minny.

Leafs fans any time a thread is about something other than the Leafs…

 

[Roksta]

Took like.. 4 posts for a Leafs fan to talk about Matthews! Not bad

 

[RobertKron]

I'm pretty sure Jared Spurgeon is like quite comfortably in the top 5 in all-time points for the Wild, which makes sense given the team spent like a decade trying to win every game with negative-one to zero score.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I'm pretty sure Jared Spurgeon is like quite comfortably in the top 5 in all-time points for the Wild, which makes sense given the team spent like a decade trying to win every game with negative-one to zero score.

Spurgeon is 4th, Kaprizov likely to pass him next season.

With his only 4th season as a Wild player he holds the following franchise records:

Goals per game
Assists per game
Points per game
Goals created per game
Most goals in a season
Most assists in a season
Most points in a season
Most PP goals in a season

Also, with only 271 games played, he’s already:

4th in goals
8th in points
10th in shots
2nd in hat tricks


I mean he already qualifies to be considered for a jersey retirement

Per game records don't really make sense, but he does have the two highest point outputs and if he scores 2 more goals he will outright have the two highest goal outputs (already has the highest and one more to move into a tie for 2nd highest as well)

 

[Kshahdoo]

Since he fully recovered from last season's injuries, he's been destroying the league. He's 55 points in 36 games in 2024. It's 125 point pace. I doubt Gaborik was ever this good.

 

[Grifter3511]

Without the Norwegian Hobbit he's nothing.






I kid. I have a real soft spot for Gaborik but what Kaprizov is doing is pretty damn impressive. Hopefully they can build some quality support around him, unlike what they were able to do with Gabby.

 

[Elvs]

No. He was very good, don't get me wrong. Very good. One of the best shots in the game for years was Gabby.

But Kap is more dynamic and a better skater and stick handler, albeit Gabby would beat him 1v1 straight speed.

Speed and shot. Not that bad, but Kaprizov has more.

Most players "has more" today in terms of skating and stick handling ability.

The fair way to compare players from different eras is to compare them to their pears, and I'd say peak Gaborik and current Kaprizov ranks in similar positions among wingers in the league. But yeah, still, I think I'd give Kaprizov a small edge.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Most players "has more" today in terms of skating and stick handling ability.

The fair way to compare players from different eras is to compare them to their pears, and I'd say peak Gaborik and current Kaprizov ranks in similar positions among wingers in the league. But yeah, still, I think I'd give Kaprizov a small edge.

What wingers are above Kaprizov in today's NHL? Probably jus Kucherov. Pastrnak and Panarin are about the same level, others are behind. Not sure Gaborik was thought of as highly.

 

[BagHead]

Kaprizov could get the Chris Simon chop to the face and Jets fans would still call it a dive.

Undoubtedly some would. Not all, but some. To be fair to them, I've seen several Wild posters do the same thing in reverse. In Kaprizov's case, we've reached a point where I actually find myself wanting to healthy scratch him against the Jets. Emphasis on healthy.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Who cares about Matthews when comparing Kaprisov to Wild history? Also what is funny about the Leafs being an NHL team 5X longer than the Wild? Lets compare a #1 overall pick that has played for Toronto his entire career vs a 5th round pick by an expansion franchise. Weird hype drop by you.

Seems I struck a nerve, eh? lol

All I meant with my comment was that this thread reminded me of Matthews climbing the Leafs' all time ladder, which made it funnier to me because of how much older the Leafs are. You'd think such a storied franchise would have records that are tougher to conquer.

Didn't mean it as a slight against Kap obviously, I hope he follows a similar trajectory and his name's eventually all over the WIld's record books.

Leafs fans any time a thread is about something other than the Leafs…

Not a Leafs fan, at all, but go off I guess.

I just live here.

 

[dirtydanglez]

aside from gaborik they never really had a star forward before.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Foligno has that record on lock

He’s just mimicking Jamie Benn.

 

[BagHead]

The "star" forward concept is sort of interesting in a way. On the one hand, I agree that Kaprizov and Gaborik are the best offensive players in Wild history, and the only two who should be considered stars. On the other hand, I also think Koivu was a better player than Gaborik by just a little bit. This really makes me realize how tied to offense the term is.

Whatever, this is a Kaprizov thread and, IMO, his impact is larger than either of theirs. Even if he leaves after this contract, I'm very happy I got to witness his brilliance with my own eyes.