LW/RW Kirill Kaprizov (2015, 135th, MIN) - Part II

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Part I - LW/RW Kirill Kaprizov - CSKA Moscow, KHL (2015, 135th, MIN)

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[Atas2000]

0+1 in Game 1. Comfortable win. From what I've seen he was great as always.

 

[Caser]

 

[57special]

See, kids, that's why you leave your stick on the ice when you're around the net.

 

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[Atas2000]

Best gooalscorer in the KHL right now. Period.

 

[Garl]

It's very debatable. His opponents are way older than Kirill though(one of them could have been his dad)

 

[SoundAndFury]

I don't think Mozyakin is in that conversation anymore.. It's between Kaprizov and Dawes, realistically.

 

[Garl]

I don't think Mozyakin is in that conversation anymore.. It's between Kaprizov and Dawes, realistically.

You are probably right. Maybe I am just used to Mozyakin being a top goalscorer.

At the very same time, Kaprizov has nice instincts, but he doesn't have the same shot like Kovalchuk/Ovechkin, or a wrister like Semin/Tarasenko. So I doubt he will be scoring as much in the NHL.

 

[SoundAndFury]

At the very same time, Kaprizov has nice instincts, but he doesn't have the same shot like Kovalchuk/Ovechkin, or a wrister like Semin/Tarasenko. So I doubt he will be scoring as much in the NHL.

Absolutely. Reminds me of Brayden Point a little bit the way they have been scoring.

 

[DANOZ28]

i think hes got a very accurate shot , even if hes only a 25G-30G scorer in the nhl he'll be fantastic on my wild.

 

[Kshahdoo]

You are probably right. Maybe I am just used to Mozyakin being a top goalscorer.

At the very same time, Kaprizov has nice instincts, but he doesn't have the same shot like Kovalchuk/Ovechkin, or a wrister like Semin/Tarasenko. So I doubt he will be scoring as much in the NHL.

His shots are various, though. He can wrist shoot, he can slap shoot, he can one time, and he's much better around the net, than any of aforementioned.

 

[Jaykay]

Might be a lazy comparison but the way he scores around the net and his build he kind of reminds me of Parise, better hands though.

 

[Garl]

Might be a lazy comparison but the way he scores around the net and his build he kind of reminds me of Parise, better hands though.

Not a bad comparsion. Parise is more of an energy player than Kaprizov. But yeah, both smart players, good in front of the net, nice shot.

 

[Garl]

His shots are various, though. He can wrist shoot, he can slap shoot, he can one time, and he's much better around the net, than any of aforementioned.

He is a smart player, finds chemistry with different teammates.

 

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[57special]

nice vision and execution on that pass.

 

[Caser]

Not in the line-up today after getting elbowed to the head in the last game:

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Honest question, what makes him more suitable to the NHL than Shumakov was? Or was Shumakov just not given a fair chance? They had very similar seasons in the KHL last year.

 

[Tryamkin]

Honest question, what makes him more suitable to the NHL than Shumakov was? Or was Shumakov just not given a fair chance? They had very similar seasons in the KHL last year.

Opportunity, skill level and potential.

Shumakov started in the AHL and had a wrist injury which kept him out for months. When healthy he returned to Russia.

Kaprizov is still 21 remember....

 

[Atas2000]

Honest question, what makes him more suitable to the NHL than Shumakov was? Or was Shumakov just not given a fair chance? They had very similar seasons in the KHL last year.

They aren't even on the same planet talent-wise. Everything else is gravy.

That's what happens when you take numbers without context.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Wasn't signed in 2015 (draft year), not in 2016, not in 2017 nor in 2018 - How is he a still Wilds prospect???

 

[howkie]

Wasn't signed in 2015 (draft year), not in 2016, not in 2017 nor in 2018 - How is he a still Wilds prospect???

You have the rights to player drafted from KHL much longer (someone knows the exact length). Russia did not sign the EURO-NHL agreement, and I wished Sweden stayed out it aswell. So many players ruined by being rushed.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

You have the rights to player drafted from KHL much longer (someone knows the exact length). Russia did not sign the EURO-NHL agreement, and I wished Sweden stayed out it aswell. So many players ruined by being rushed.

Thanks.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Still thou... each year it gets less and less likely that he will sign an NHL contract with the Wild.

He now plays for a team that competes from the Gagarin Cup each season,
why would he join the Wild and play for a team that doesn't have a chance to play for the Stanley Cup?.