Player Discussion Kirill Kaprizov (Part 3)

[ThatGuy22]

It takes two to tango. Kaprizov wanted shorter term.

An extra 2.6 million per year (13 million extra over the first 5 years) certainly may have made him willing to give max term.

 

[ThatGuy22]

I'm not sure who we don't have anymore if we gave him the extra $2-$3 million

Hopefully Benn...

 

[BagHead]

Hopefully Benn...

You got a chuckle out of me, but it unfortunately wouldn't be Benn, since his cap hit is so low. Based off the timing of the deals, it would probably be Gologoski, and he would have had to be replaced with another cheap d-man. I'm not sure who was still available for that cheap at that time (besides Addison as an internal option), but I wouldn't be surprised if they'd signed another Benn.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Yeah, we're probably talking about Kaprizov at $11M or more + Benn being a regular.

 

[JiricekSaveUs]

Looking at his numbers, it looks like if he ever has a season where he shoots higher than normal by a hit, he could probably score 50

 

[BagHead]

Looking at his numbers, it looks like if he ever has a season where he shoots higher than normal by a hit, he could probably score 50

I won't be surprised if he does. He picks up a lot of assists, but he's always been a goal scorer. In the KHL he had 113 goals to 117 assists. Very Gaborik like, that ratio.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Yeah, weird to say but his finishing and shooting this year hasn’t been super strong, shot is absolutely top tier but he has been missing high and wide quite a bit. If he can find the sweet spot with that shot he could find himself challenging for the rocket at some point.

 

[TaLoN]

we should've given him the panarin deal when we had the chance

We wanted 8 years, he didn't. Not much you can do about that.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

We wanted 8 years, he didn't. Not much you can do about that.

We wanted 8 x $9... we don't really know if 8 x $11 or 8 x $12 would've gotten it done.

 

[TaLoN]

 

[ThatGuy22]

Is that good

 

[Minnewildsota]

Is that good

I hear this Alex Ovechkin guy is a decent ice hockey player

 

[TaLoN]

Is that good

Also...

 

[fredrikstad]

 

[HotDish]

It is pretty fun to have a guy on the team that other fanbases dread when he touches the puck.

 

[P10p]

Feels so good on my ego that after so many years of bragging to friends and family about Kaprizov that he comes over and produces like this lol.

 

[Sad People]

Well the verdict is out and that he is indeed a good player

 

[north21]

Exceeding expectations in every way possible, just an amazing all around talent.

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

Best player I have ever seen play consistently to know his game and see the impact he has on a night in and night out basis. I can't really imagine there's another forward who impacts the game like him on a shift by shift basis points aside.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

46 goal, 105 point pace while missing a game.

Having this actually be what we were hoping it to be, still doesn't totally compute.

 

[guitarhunterdude]

I still remember being excited that he looked like a guy who could consistently be a 70+-pt. player. I would've laughed if you told me we'd get this.

 

[fredrikstad]

He is the reason I stay awake so many nights. A real treat to watch

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

32g - 37 assists in his last 46 games essentially a 57g - 66 assist pace (123 points). The scary thing is that, especially without a true #1 center, I think there’s even another tier to Kaprizov’s game. I think he could score 125-130 points in a season.

 

[TaLoN]

 

[Minnesota]

An underrated part of his game has been his physicality; an absolute hound on the puck. Last night, two examples stand out: the reverse hit he threw on a Columbus defender, and his OT shift in the offensive zone. I can’t think of a player who consistently fights for the puck so hard.