It’s always tough to deal with expectations and it’s a whole different level when you are treated as the second coming for the Minnesota Wild; to bring the mediocre organization stuck in proverbial standings mud for decades, into actual contention. Well, Kirill Kaprizov has dealt with the pressure well enough, but has still had his doubters when he didn’t blow the score sheet away and overloaded the goal tally.
With just a couple goals to his name through the first dozen or so games, Kaprizov was seen as someone that might be just off to a slow start.