Wilderness Walk: Kirill Kaprizov, lover of nicknames

That’s Wild

• Minnesota Wild wonderkid Kirill Kaprizov has been handed many monikers throughout his young career, but he really just likes them all and doesn’t mind any. [The Athletic]
• Zach Parise was a healthy scratch for the first time as a member of the Wild and he did not take it lightly. Luckily for him, the team lost 6-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights so he can rub it in head coach Dean Evason’s face. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Let Kaprizov be himself and how he’s played so far. [10K Rinks]

Off the trail...

• Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin hit a dude in the nuts with his stick. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
• After a brief stint on the NHL’s COVID protocol list, Sidney Crosby is back with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Thank God. [Pensburgh]
• Speaking of the Penguins, they recently photoshopped masks on people in a picture of the new crowd at their arena, and admitted it. [Yahoo Sports]
• With some contracts expiring the NHL is set to welcome a new set of national TV rightsholders. What exactly will that look like? [The Athletic]
• Let’s go goal-by-goal to determine if Carter Hart has really had a bad year or not. [The Athletic]