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

[blindpass]

Minnesota plays first 6 games against CA teams, Kaprizov should be able to rack up some points

And over half of the season's games are vs CA or AZ.

 

[MuckOG]

One night scores the OT game winner and the next night assisted on the OT game winner.

 

[57special]

So far seems to have the "it" factor. Got caught earlier in the game overhandling the puck- will have to adjust to the speed and power of the NHL.

Guerin has to get off his ass and trade for at least one good top 6 C, or Fiala and Kaprizov are going to get fed up and start looking for greener pastures. The Center lineup for the Wild is the worst I have ever seen.

 

[Kshahdoo]

One night scores the OT game winner and the next night assisted on the OT game winner.

It looks like LA players didn't expect that pass.

 

[Bruce Granville]

So far seems to have the "it" factor. Got caught earlier in the game overhandling the puck- will have to adjust to the speed and power of the NHL.

Guerin has to get off his ass and trade for at least one good top 6 C, or Fiala and Kaprizov are going to get fed up and start looking for greener pastures. The Center lineup for the Wild is the worst I have ever seen.

Please...Rask, Johansson, Bonino, Bjugstad. There‘s no need for more C.

 

[Atas2000]

It looks like LA players didn't expect that pass.

He was looking the other way. Perfectly sold he would do it himself.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Please...Rask, Johansson, Bonino, Bjugstad. There‘s no need for more C.

Yeah, 4 perfectly good 3-4 line centers, why would Minnesota want to get any better ones?

 

[snipes]

Yeah, the mind can be a very powerful thing. Kaprizov seems to have a mature game. That's what I see in Lundell, also, though he plays a very different game.

Well, he also has substantive professional experience in the 2nd best professional hockey league in the world before he came over. He’s not really a “rookie” in the sense we’d refer to NA players similar to Panarin when he came over. Staying home in Russia until he was physically and mentally mature enough to play in the NHL was probably the right thing for him to do.

He’s a good player, I remember watching him light up the WJC a few years back.

 

[MuckOG]

 

[Kshahdoo]

 

[Prior]

He’s going to be a problem for the league as soon as the Wild can get another center worth a damn.

 

[DatDude44]

He’s going to be a problem for the league as soon as the Wild can get another center worth a damn.

Rossi is on the way lol

 

[BagHead]

Yeah, 4 perfectly good 3-4 line centers, why would Minnesota want to get any better ones?

Warren Peters would like a word with you.

 

[chchelseII]

Incredibly strong move by the kid.

 

[57special]

When I saw that play at first, i didn't know what happened... was it a bad or tipped pass to the other Wild player, or? Then I saw what he attempted, and Dubnyk had to save, with a player draped on his back.

Any doubts I had about a smaller Euro player not being able to withstand the physicality of the NHL are gone. He is very strong on his skates, as well as agile, and he is so smart that he will think his way out of other situations when he is outmanned.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

The fact that he’s playing with Parise and Bjugstad just blows my mind. We keep winning too so it won’t change for a while. I feel for him.

 

[57special]

I liked seeing him a line with Greenway and JEE. took me back to when they were the most impactful players in the WJC.

 

[cc]

I'm betting he wins the calder

 

[GetBentDotCom]

Backhand centering pass? Good lord, LaPanta is a schmuck.

 

[Kshahdoo]

This Minnesota plays such an old school Canadian hockey (dumping the puck and then trying to crush opponents with physical pressure), that I feel bad for Kirill. It's not his type of hockey, despite he's able to play it. Just hope he won't get used to it, because it can destroy his creativity.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

This Minnesota plays such an old school Canadian hockey (dumping the puck and then trying to crush opponents with physical pressure), that I feel bad for Kirill. It's not his type of hockey, despite he's able to play it. Just hope he won't get used to it, because it can destroy his creativity.

Hey and you haven’t had to watch it for 20 years. Imagine how we feel. A lot of it is his linemates, though, too. Parise and Bjugstad are grinders. If he played with a guy like Fiala, who was able to show some insane creativity last year, I feel that they would feed off of each other. In the few times they’ve gotten used together, they’ve been dynamite. Evason hates me though so he won’t do that any time soon.

 

[57special]

He has surprised me with how good he is right out of the gate. There are a few times when he has had the puck taken away from him because he underestimated how good the checking is in the NHL, but you could see that he was mad at himself, and was taking notes for next time.
In other words, he is already a first line talent, and will be getting better, because he appears to be a very smart, self aware, player. While very competitive, he also appears to be a happy warrior, and takes joy in both his, and his teammates success.
Fun to watch.

 

[karhukissa]

He has surprised me with how good he is right out of the gate. There are a few times when he has had the puck taken away from him because he underestimated how good the checking is in the NHL, but you could see that he was mad at himself, and was taking notes for next time.
In other words, he is already a first line talent, and will be getting better, because he appears to be a very smart, self aware, player. While very competitive, he also appears to be a happy warrior, and takes joy in both his, and his teammates success.
Fun to watch.

Yup. Even though when i watched him in the KHL, i was thinking that damn he will do some serious damage in the NHL but you still can't be 100% sure. He's also a freakish athlete, when you combine that with skillset and IQ he has, wow.

 

[57special]

I can see now that worrying about his size was a waste of time. He's not tall, but built thick, and has a very strong balance and connection to the ice. Add in that he is a nimble, skilled skater...he is built to withstand the rigors of physical play. I mean, everyone gets hammered sooner or later, but he is above average in strength.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Would he look good with Erickson Ek?