Kaprizov is already 3+5 after 13 games. Btw Tarasenko at the same age (an even being a little bit older) scored 24 points in 42 games. And Kaprizov plays on the 1st line, while Tarasenko was a 3rd liner. Of course his team was much stronger, but still...
Well, to be fair, Kuznya literally has no one other to play. The top scoring forward after Kazakov, Stoa and Kaprizov has 3 points.
And actually Tarasenko was a bit younger: he started the 2009-10 season as a 17 year old, his birthdays is in December, while Kaprizov is of age since April.
I disagree with Alcabeth here, in the past few games especially he has shown exceptional speed and moves with the puck. Last game he dangled a defenseman one on one, beat him as clean as one can with a great move and then today he was all over the ice making moves, blowing around another defenseman using pure speed. Maybe playing with Kazakov makes him appear slower, he is certainly a speedy skilled player, not to be confused with a role type player (Kulemin or someone).
Agree to disagree. Yes, Kaprizov has been skating better this year, I've never said he wouldn't make a progress, but look at his acceleration and losing speed while turning - not on a great level. He's an intelligent player and knows when he's capable of beating a defenseman and when he's not, it makes him appear fast when he does it, but if you follow him the whole game, you'll see that his skating still has flaws.
Who ever called him a role type player and compared to Kulemin?