Founder of the Fight Nights promotion Kamil Hajiyev in an interview with , he explained why of all the players he would choose Kirill Kaprizova if it was necessary to build a command in NHL .
Kaprizov made his Minnesota Wild debut in January 2021, in June of the same year he received the NHL Rookie of the Year award. Last season, the 25-year-old forward scored 108 points and finished fifth among the season’s top scorers and sharpshooters.
– Imagine that you are offered to form a team in the NHL, choosing for it a star, a very famous player. Who would you build it around?
– I would not take Ovechkin for this role, because he is already 37 years old and it would be a story for three years. Much has already been squeezed out of Sanya in terms of marketing. You cannot propose anything new. I would take Kaprizov. I think Cyril is a great story. Photogenic, curly. In terms of the media, work with him a bit and there would be a course,” Gadzhiev told .
– That is, it is possible to build a cannon team around Kaprizov?
– Yes. I think it will work. But if you pump it that well, then 100%. He has everything. Here, even purely physiognomically, take the face of Cyril – it is understandable for Americans. Cheerful, always smiling, 100% loved by girls in the USA. You can make a very good story with Kaprizov.
Source : MatchTV
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