Article: Kirill Kaprizov Scares Every Single Wild Fan

[Thomas Williams]

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[IllicitFive]

I for one had a "no f'ing way" moment watching that. Then the punk turns down fighting Middleton (Good for him stepping in right away) then fights Boldy. I was hoping to see Moose and Bogo step up on some hits on their guys but didn't notice, Hartman did which was nice to see, playing on the edge where he thrives. It seemed after that the players as a whole played a bit more physical, nothing over the top but let them know they were there. On top of it all came out with a strong win held up by secondary scoring. Nice to see Gaudreau rewarded for effort he has been playing with. Credit where it is due, NoJo's goal was a great effort play by him. If we would see more of that I think the hate would quiet down. I don't expect him to be making those plays often, but how nice would it be if he did use speed on forecheck, create turnovers and be rewarded with great scoring opportunities. 

[Up North Guy]

1 hour ago, IllicitFive said:

I for one had a "no f'ing way" moment watching that. Then the punk turns down fighting Middleton (Good for him stepping in right away) then fights Boldy. I was hoping to see Moose and Bogo step up on some hits on their guys but didn't notice, Hartman did which was nice to see, playing on the edge where he thrives. It seemed after that the players as a whole played a bit more physical, nothing over the top but let them know they were there. On top of it all came out with a strong win held up by secondary scoring. Nice to see Gaudreau rewarded for effort he has been playing with. Credit where it is due, NoJo's goal was a great effort play by him. If we would see more of that I think the hate would quiet down. I don't expect him to be making those plays often, but how nice would it be if he did use speed on forecheck, create turnovers and be rewarded with great scoring opportunities. 

I think the biggest change i see this year vs last year is the team is playing level headed. The last couple years under Deano the whole team was flying off the cliff. Dean was always screaming at the refs and i think that had a follow-on reaction from the team. i am not seeing the stupid penalties we saw the last couple years. I hope this continues and the team keeps playing with controlled violence. At times maybe a little more retribution hits would be welcomed however.

[MNCountryLife]

4 hours ago, IllicitFive said:

NoJo's goal was a great effort play by him. If we would see more of that I think the hate would quiet down.

This is exactly why Nojo is frustrating to watch.  The guy has the ability to be a productive player.  Yet most of the time he simply does not engage himself or plays lackadaisical.