Wilderness Walk: Kirill Kaprizov’s big butt

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty ImagesKirill Kaprizov ran the entire world for 60 minutes on Sunday afternoon. A natural hat trick and essentially doing everything he can so that the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in overtime, earned him some praise from his peers after the game.

For Marc-Andre Fleury, Kaprizov’s game reminded him of another elite talent he played with and some of his body parts.

Fleury on Kaprizov: "Reminds of me of Sid a bit. The way he’s built: big legs, big butt. Short, fast, goes to the corner, battles, big hits. Finishes his checks. Defense, comes back in the zone, helps out. It’s all similar to Sid. Obviously he’s got a great finish too."

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