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Article: Kirill Kaprizov Can Still Take His Game To Another Level


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26 minutes ago, Patrick said:

Now imagine if he had legitimate top line talent to play with....!

Yep this team needs a 1C and another top 6 winger in addition to Yurov and another top 4 RHD besides spurgeon and we are a cup contender. Sorry but Rossi, trenin, spurgeon and nojo are not getting us there.  It really is that simple. Trade off pieces to make that happen and next year we will contend!

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KK97 needs to play significant minutes with Boldy and Ek if we want to talk about optimizing his potential.  

I know secondary scoring is the excuse to not put the best line in hockey together, but when this second line consists of an absolute zero in Nojo, then it looks like Heinz is just performing a gambit... that is working?

I don't know.  I think our gains are in spite of this sacrifice and mostly due to defense and goaltending.  Are we spreading our strengths here or are we just spreading our weaknesses?

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1 hour ago, Will D. Ness said:

KK97 needs to play significant minutes with Boldy and Ek if we want to talk about optimizing his potential.  

I know secondary scoring is the excuse to not put the best line in hockey together, but when this second line consists of an absolute zero in Nojo, then it looks like Heinz is just performing a gambit... that is working?

I don't know.  I think our gains are in spite of this sacrifice and mostly due to defense and goaltending.  Are we spreading our strengths here or are we just spreading our weaknesses?

Good questions....

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I think the other level depends on his linemates. If you put Ek and Boldy with him longterm, he'll get even better results. But, that would mean we actually need 2 more top 6 players, one being a sniper type. 

So, serious question: If you're Shooter, do you try and snipe Matthew Knies with an offersheet next season? Toronto still has Mitch Marner to pay and Tavares possibly coming off the books, or maybe getting a paycut.  

Would Knies be the type of player you could stick next to #23? Could we get a good year out of Zuccy with a Knies-23-36 line? You guys have probably seen more of Knies with the Gophers than I have, what do you think?

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 The way Kaprizov carries the puck and drives the play i wonder how that would change if he had a center that was equal to him talent wise  if he would become less aggressive  i know the allstar game is not a great example but Kaprizov does not excel when hes with top centers etc  sort of like he becomes passive ,  so i wonder if its a specific type of center that fits his style of play .

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3 hours ago, Dango said:

 The way Kaprizov carries the puck and drives the play i wonder how that would change if he had a center that was equal to him talent wise  if he would become less aggressive  i know the allstar game is not a great example but Kaprizov does not excel when hes with top centers etc  sort of like he becomes passive ,  so i wonder if its a specific type of center that fits his style of play .

Yeah, Ek!  😀

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