Journalist Athletic Joe Smith drew attention to Minnesota Wild’s weak roster and named Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov as the team’s sole superstar.
“In most cases they have a ring that poses a threat to the opponent’s goal. Their only superstar, Kaprizov, is under tremendous pressure. Mats Zuccarello, 35, has more minutes on the ice than at any other time in his career, and it’s going to finish him off eventually.
The GREEF trio does not give the team much results, especially in the last match, when another critical defeat of Marcus Foligno led to a goal, ”the journalist wrote.
The Russian forward has made 51 appearances, scored 29 goals and provided 33 assists for Minnesota this season. This season Kaprizov has surpassed 100 goals in the NHL. He attended the National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game the other day.
Kaprizov became a Minnesota player who moved to Minnesota from the capital’s CSKA in 2020. In the final draw of the NHL regular season, Kaprizov became the most successful Russian player.
It was previously reported that Tampa Bay goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky was named the first star of the NHL game against Colorado..