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

[TheBeastCoast]

Would be more interesting if Ovi and Kuz told Washington they want to get traded to Minnesota so they can play with Kaprizov.

Lol.

 

[57special]

Was KK taken off the top line during these playoffs? Seems he was playing with Svetlakov a lot?

Call me a weirdo, but I have a fascination with Svetlakov. Seems to me that he could be a 4th liner on the Wild at a minimum. Seems like he can skate, handle the puck a bit, has a good defensive game, and decent strength.

 

[57special]

MN sports are cursed. No finals APPEARANCE in the big four sports since 1991. 103 seasons have come and gone. I don't really expect this guy to ever wear a Wild jersey because Minnesota. Not sure what we did to deserve it as our winters are awful... but we do have some of the best summers and falls, I guess...

Kaprizov is Russian, you know, not Egyptian. He can hack our winters just fine, which are milder than those in EDM, CAL, WPG, MTL, and just a bit heavier than what they have in TOR/BOS/DET/CHI.

What a player wants is to be going to a competitive team, usually. Since that is the only thing that MN can control, best they concentrate on that. Not sure if Fenton is the guy to do it, but he certainly is taking bold steps to change the status quo.

 

[Bonin21]

Kaprizov is Russian, you know, not Egyptian. He can hack our winters just fine, which are milder than those in EDM, CAL, WPG, MTL, and just a bit heavier than what they have in TOR/BOS/DET/CHI.

What a player wants is to be going to a competitive team, usually. Since that is the only thing that MN can control, best they concentrate on that. Not sure if Fenton is the guy to do it, but he certainly is taking bold steps to change the status quo.

I didn't say anything about him handling winter.

 

[57special]

I didn't say anything about him handling winter.

Sorry.

Who knows, maybe he's an avid ice fisherman, and badly wants to go to MN?

 

[Bazeek]

Or maybe he's rational enough to realize that even if he doesn't like Minnesota for some reason, playing out his ELC there is his easiest path to the NHL.

 

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[Kotkaniemi15]

When is the soonest Kaprizov could realistically come over?

 

[shotvalley]

When is the soonest Kaprizov could realistically come over?

If CSKA doesnt go to KHL playoffs final round and Minny gets to playoffs he will be in 10 months i think.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

When is the soonest Kaprizov could realistically come over?

2020-21

His contract is up April 30th if next year, and I’m not holding my breath on a conference finals run by MN

 

[Tryamkin]

2020-21

His contract is up April 30th if next year, and I’m not holding my breath on a conference finals run by MN

Or you could hope for CSKA crashing out of the playoffs and getting him Gusev style in the first few rounds.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Or you could hope for CSKA crashing out of the playoffs and getting him Gusev style in the first few rounds.

I can hope. But CSKA crashing is unlikely, but them crashing and the wild sneaking into the plods next year is more unlikely. I’d rather not have to protect him in expansion either

 

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[greasysnapper]

I think he's going to be top 3 in scoring this year.

 

[Atas2000]

I think he's going to be top 3 in scoring this year.

Anything but that would be a desaster. He is the best player in the league right now.

 

[Kshahdoo]

With all KHL stars left the league he definitely looks like its best player now, scored a hatty plus a pass in 5-2 victory over Edmon... I mean, Lokomotiv. And he's still only 22.

 

[Atas2000]

With all KHL stars left the league he definitely looks like its best player now, scored a hatty plus a pass in 5-2 victory over Edmon... I mean, Lokomotiv. And he's still only 22.

He was one of the two best players in the league last year, before "all the stars left".

 

[Caser]

Video of the hat-trick:

 

[Nsjohnson]

11 points in 7 games. He's a beast.

 

[Kshahdoo]

He's 5'10, 201 lb, btw. Is it considered small?

 

[Nsjohnson]

He's 5'10, 201 lb, btw. Is it considered small?

Because of his weight, he won't be considered small. He is just a bit shorter than many guys, but not much.

 

[Atas2000]

Because of his weight, he won't be considered small. He is just a bit shorter than many guys, but not much.

He has his father's build, bulldog-like. Short, but beefy.

 

[Nsjohnson]

Another one today.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

5th goal, 12th point.