Kaprizov’s Chemistry, Critics, and the Weight of the Wild

Kirill Kaprizov always comes with a spotlight, but in Minnesota that spotlight gets hotter when the wins do not match the talent. The Wild star is in the middle of the familiar hockey stew of chemistry questions, expectations, and the occasional critic who thinks he should carry the whole thing himself. That is usually how it goes with elite players in this league: if you are great, everybody wants to know why you are not even greater.