Kirill Kaprizov ALREADY holds many Minnesota Wild records

[MuckOG]

Everyone with 40+ goals in each of the past 3 seasons:

Matthews
Pastrnak
Draisaitl
Kaprizov

 

[Voight]

Here's what I also said in this very thread, but no one appears to have noticed:

Kirill Kaprizov ALREADY holds many Minnesota Wild records

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...

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In Ottawa's case, it was less about not having the talent and more about not being able to keep it.

Guys like Yashin, Hossa, Spezza, Havlat and Stone were all homegrown talents who put up a lot of points elsewhere.

The list of Wild players who put up substantial points on other teams is Brent Burns.

Does Spezza belong there? Cause he spent like 75% of his career in Ottawa.

 

[MuckOG]

The list of Wild players who put up substantial points on other teams is Brent Burns.

Alex Tuch also.

 

[NyQuil]

Does Spezza belong there? Cause he spent like 75% of his career in Ottawa.

He put almost a third of his production up on other teams.

Obviously Karlsson would be another one but he's a defenceman and we were mainly talking about forwards.

Alex Tuch also.

Still a bit early but sure.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Remember the nickname he got in the PO: Kaprizov the friendly ghost

 

[MuckOG]

Remember the nickname he got in the PO: Kaprizov the friendly ghost

The playoff series where he was battling through an injury?

 

[Toby91ca]

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

Great player, but honestly, with Minnesota's history, this isn't that impressive.

Firstly, per game stats are not records for teams and if you want to be technical about it, he isn't #1 in GPG (Mulkalt) or PPG (Nyquist). It also doesn't make much sense to suggest....after only 4 years he's already holding those records. His per game stats will go down over time, so the longer he plays, the worse it might look.....so "already" holding those doesn't make much sense.

Secondly, as noted already, the team doesn't have much of a history, only been around just over 20 years and most of that time league scoring was extremely low.....now he's coming in during a period with scoring higher than it's been in 30 years.

 

[Goose]

Great player, hope he keeps it up, but this thread feels like hyping up the guy who’s on track to get laid more than anyone else in the history of the school chess club.

 

[Minnewildsota]

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 kind of pears? Barlett? Anjou?

 

[SEALBound]

Outside of some Wild rivalries, is there anyone that doesn't like Kaprizov? He's kinda like Bergeron or Iginla where he's pretty well liked around the league with regard to fans.

Pretty hard to not like the guy in my opinion.

 

[Elvs]

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.

That's the thing. Kaprizov is behind Kucherov and I'd say Pastrnak also, and in a group with Panarin, Marner, Rantanen and Tkachuk. Kaprizov may be on top of that group this year, but that can change from any season to the next.

Gaborik, in his prime and when healthy, was in a similar group of wingers behind Ovechkin. That being said, again, I'm giving the edge to Kaprizov right now and if he can stay healthy (which Gaborik couldn't) I see him separating himself a lot over time.

I think he'll be the best winger in the league soon with Kucherov aging. Just felt like Gaborik was getting a little too much disrespect.

 

[TheDoldrums]

whoops

 

[hirawl]

Yeah. I'm glad I got to witness young Matthews DESTROY The Leafs' franchise record of goals per game already in his first game.

Already, franchise records, per game, smh.

Kap is a great great player though.

 

[LudwigVonKarlsson]

You shouldn't throw stones when you're living in a house of glass as a Senators fan.

Are Ottawa fans not allowed to comment on this website or something??? This makes no sense as he was stating a fact. It's the same thing in Ottawa since we've only been around an extra decade longer than you guys have.

 

[Dr Pepper]

What kind of pears? Barlett? Anjou?

Pfft, if it ain't a Bosc I don't want it.

Outside of some Wild rivalries, is there anyone that doesn't like Kaprizov? He's kinda like Bergeron or Iginla where he's pretty well liked around the league with regard to fans.

Pretty hard to not like the guy in my opinion.

Credit where credit's due, he's had the slight edge on Robertson ever since they came up together. Dude is just straight up fun to watch out there - although I'll admit I was glad he was a bit of a non-factor after Game 1 of the series last year.

 

[ViD]

Yeah. I'm glad I got to witness young Matthews DESTROY The Leafs' franchise record of goals per game already in his first game.

Already, franchise records, per game, smh.

Kap is a great great player though.

Kaprizov leads the per game stats with nearly 300 games though

 

[MuckOG]

Credit where credit's due, he's had the slight edge on Robertson ever since they came up together. Dude is just straight up fun to watch out there - although I'll admit I was glad he was a bit of a non-factor after Game 1 of the series last year.

Might have had something to do with the cheap cross checks Suter was laying on him in combination with him battling an injury that occurred in a game against WPG which caused him to miss most of the last month of the season.

So, yeah, if you want to make Kaprizov a non-factor, just intentionally injure him...that'll do it.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Might have had something to do with the cheap cross checks Suter was laying on him in combination with him battling an injury that occurred in a game against WPG which caused him to miss most of the last month of the season.

So, yeah, if you want to make Kaprizov a non-factor, just intentionally injure him...that'll do it.

I mean he did still play the full series (unlike Pavs - speaking of "intentionally injuring")......hell, Kap even scored a goal in that first game.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

I mean he did still play the full series (unlike Pavs - speaking of "intentionally injuring")......hell, Kap even scored a goal in that first game.

He was still injured from the Stanley flop going into this season, took until the All star break before he was even close to the same skater as he had been. Him playing in the series at all was due to the limited options the Wild had to replace him. Same reason JEE even tried to play on a fractured leg. It was very apparent how limited Kap was in the Dallas series, it sucked to watch him dumping in pucks and operating as a stationary turret.

 

[Dr Pepper]

He was still injured from the Stanley flop going into this season, took until the All star break before he was even close to the same skater as he had been. Him playing in the series at all was due to the limited options the Wild had to replace him. Same reason JEE even tried to play on a fractured leg. It was very apparent how limited Kap was in the Dallas series, it sucked to watch him dumping in pucks and operating as a stationary turret.

Not to get too far off topic but I can't believe he even tried to suit up for that one game. Poor guy played, what, one shift before he had to stop?
That was on Evason, along with a few other calls in that series that helped tilt it the other way.

Going back to what I said earlier though, when healthy, Kap can take hold of a game and I'm sure he'll get plenty of chances down the road to do exactly that, especially in the playoffs.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Not to get too far off topic but I can't believe he even tried to suit up for that one game. Poor guy played, what, one shift before he had to stop?
That was on Evason, along with a few other calls in that series that helped tilt the series the other way.

Going back to what I said earlier though, when healthy, Kap can take hold of a game and I'm sure he'll get plenty of chances down the road to do exactly that, especially in the playoffs.

It was :19 seconds I believe, in fairness it was entirely JEEs call and he did practice on it twice, but re-fractured it that first shift, presumably you blame playoff intensity.

Healthy Kaprizov will do well in the playoffs, he has in the past despite some of the numbers, the Vegas series falls in the realm of small sample sizes to me, Fleury was playing all world against the Wild and robbed at least 3 goals from Kap alone with unexpected saves.

Heiskanen did a hell of a job against him even considering the injury, that is probably his worst matchup defenseman in the conference.

 

[robertocarlos]

I like Kaprizov. Wish he was a Jet and then he wouldn't be injured all the time.

 

[BagHead]

I like Kaprizov. Wish he was a Jet and then he wouldn't be injured all the time.

That would do it.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Are Ottawa fans not allowed to comment on this website or something??? This makes no sense as he was stating a fact. It's the same thing in Ottawa since we've only been around an extra decade longer than you guys have.

Yeah you're allowed, but trying to banter from a point of weakness is unwise, in my opinion.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Another record: most 3 point games/season.