Article: Matt Boldy Is Closing the Gap Between Himself And Kirill Kaprizov

[Tony Abbott]

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[Up North Guy]

My hope is that the team is just scratching the beginning of his productivity. His size, strength and skill make him a serious now and future star.

[Patrick]

KK is getting significantly more 5v5 ice time than Boldy. 

Boldy's line is tasked with shutting down the other teams top line 5v5.

KKs line is getting the best matchups Hynes can find.

Boldy is an elite penalty killer.

KK leads Boldy in turnovers by a country mile.

This season, Boldy is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Kaprizov.

[mnfaninnc]

I hate the awards, mostly because of the East Coast bias. But, in this conversation, could Boldy be playing himself into a Selke? He is a wing, but, I believe he is also the best drawman on the Wild. He should definitely practice that more. I'm not suggesting we make him a center, but I am suggesting that he take important draws and switch to wing after the face off. 

[MNCountryLife]

Thanksfully we got him for another 5 years before BG can overpay him.

[Enforceror]

1 hour ago, mnfaninnc said:

He is a wing, but, I believe he is also the best drawman on the Wild.

He's at 40.7% currently. Definitely not the best but passable for a wing. It's an interesting concept to have him playing center. A true 1c possibly if he could master it, and I think he could. It'd kill our line 2 for sure though...

[Dango]

Me being nothing more than a fan of hockey never played "except high school gym class plastic pucks and sticks "  and field hockey ,  ive always wondered how players get determined on what position they play or should they play ,  i mean do peewee , highschool or even college level coaches really have the expertise to determine that a player is a center or wing  etc ,  the reason i ask is maybe Boldy is better suited as a center just needs more practice ,  was Boldy 5-6 in high school and others were 6-0 so he took the wing spot and never looked at himself as a center .    Thats something ive always wondered a players physical growth through school years  if that made them change positions .