Before the 2021-22 NHL season began, The Hockey Writers’ Minnesota Wild staff got together a roundtable to predict what the team’s campaign could look like. Questions ranged from what offseason move would end up looking like the best to whether or not Kirill Kaprizov could live up to his massive contract in his second NHL season. As usual with predictions, it’s always fun to look back at them to see how many we got right or missed entirely.
There’s no better time to revisit preseason predictions than the mid-season, so here’s a look at how ours are holding up now that the Wild have 38 games under their belt.
Kirill Kaprizov Lives up to His Contract
Kaprizov entered the 2021-22 NHL season with people expecting a big encore after his promising rookie campaign. The dynamic Russian wowed fans in his debut NHL season, finishing the campaign with 51 points in 55 games, which earned him the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. He was promptly rewarded with a five-year, $45…
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