For the Minnesota Wild last year, it was all about Kirill Kaprizov and how a core would age alongside his development into an All-Star. Well, that’s pretty much already been sorted out and he’s undoubtedly a very, very good player that should be playing for the Wild next year.
Around Kaprizov, lay some talent, but it was a desperate search for someone to score goals outside of Kaprizov and his fellow offensively-gifted winger Kevin Fiala. That search led to some experimentation through the formation of certain lines and others being so cemented and ingrained in the identity of the 2020-21 Minnesota Wild that they were glued together, unable to separate from themselves no matter the injuries or game situation.