This time last season — kind of — just days away from training camp, just weeks away from the first preseason game, and about a month away from the season beginning and real hockey games that matter being played, it was all about one thing. A hyper-focus on Kirill Kaprizov and what he could truly bring to the NHL and the Minnesota Wild.
No one really thought about whether or not this team would perform overall, it was all about one young dude finally making his way to North American hockey five years after he was drafted.