Kirill Kaprizov OUT Week to Week: How will Wild survive without their star?

Kirill Kaprizov's season-altering injury shakes up the Minnesota Wild's playoff hopes. The star forward is set for surgery, sidelining him for at least four weeks. How will this impact the Wild's trade deadline strategy and cap maneuverability? Seth Toupal breaks down the implications, exploring potential line combinations and identifying key players who must step up in Kaprizov's absence.
Host Seth Toupal analyzes the ripple effects of Kaprizov's injury on the Wild's roster and playoff push. He discusses the challenges of navigating the NHL's salary cap rules and the team's limited options for trades. Toupal also highlights the critical roles Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi, and Ryan Hartman must play to keep the Wild competitive in the tough Central Division.
Will the Wild rise to the occasion or crumble under pressure? Get the full scoop on this pivotal moment for Minnesota's 2024-25 season in this must-listen episode of Locked On Wild.
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[@braindisorder5043]

Thank you fans

[@brianrachel9723]

Pull a Stone. Have Kap on LTIR till playoffs. Get a 9 million dollar forward to help us.

[@briangeary7684]

I wish I knew the answer as to why the Wild cannot stay healthy while many clubs seem to get nicked but never get decimated. I would love to take the top 3 D and top scorer plus one off the Jets to see what happens. Same for any other club. What the Wild have pushed through, staying in the hunt without free-falling is impressive. Add in the -14.7 million cap space and it’s crazy. I agree - the penalties the Wild have dealt with from the league compared to even Chicago with what happened there is crazy. I’m waiting for the Vegas injury - it’s an annual event. Ohgren, Khusnutdinov, Jiricek, plus whoever you want to give a pressure tryout in real games - now is your chance. Call up anyone from Iowa and see what’s behind the curtain. I’ve always said next year is the year for relevance, this season was supposed to be one more rebuild, they just outperformed until the injuries. This sucks….

[@alexgardner1106]

Couldn’t agree more 🤝

[@dennybarlau8065]

My thoughts on today's show, To Start Kaprizov has what I Suspected, as I talked about using Gabby as example, As Seth said, now is the time for HYNES to COACH I would suggest giving Marat a bigger role, and see what he does with it, either he makes the most of it, or back to Russia Now more than ever, Nelson PALMERI and GRANLAND are really needed, I believe 95 points will be the cut off for the playoffs, so the countdown begins,we have 62 points with 32 games left, we need to win 16 games to make the playoffs with a couple overtime games, which is actually doable For the playoffs we have Yurov ZEEV JIRCIK coming so help Is on the way, so the countdown begins Denny from WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SMOKING

[@dianedohman1807]

Why did he not have the surgery when he was out the last time ?

[@shanedoucette9521]

The injury bug has not been nice to the Wild this season.

[@keithwilliams7755]

How hard will OCL push for a move before the TDL? Players are flying off the shelves in the NHL.

[@NathanMuckala-gb7is]

Another injury question is ekk he's sure not himself and that hurts

[@dianedohman1807]

Ok my question has been answered

[@ronrubiin4956]

Step up by committee. Nobody on the roster can fill his shoes. Maybe Boldy goes on a roll like he did when they lost Karill after the Logan Stanley hit.

[@ronrubiin4956]

Jonas Brodin placed on LTIR according to the Wild

[@dennybarlau8065]

BRODIN has a broken foot, don't know what bone

[@travzimmerman1340]

Sounds like either Kirill or Brodin had to go on LTIR to call up a player because they only had $40K of cap space.

[@LockedonWild]

Bingo

[@travzimmerman1340]

Billy the 🐍🛢 salesman is going to show his hand pretty quickly here....... If he doesn't make a significant trade, he didn't have any faith in this club in terms of making a playoff run. They key word is significant. The Wild are 2-ish points from a Wild Card spot. Personally, I dont make a trade, but if he's going to do it NOW IS THE TIME and SIGHTS NEED TO BE HIGHER than f'ing Brock Nelson. Sorry for shouting.

[@garyberg]

I can see Rossi stepping up, not sure about Boldy. The maturity just isn't there.

[@Dougeee-ei1zy]

Look, we were doing good without Kaprizov until we dropped all the defense men. I'm more concerned about getting Brodin back than giving Kap a month off. They combination of Rossi, Zuccy and Boldy was really starting to gain traction. Get then back together and if our D can gel we'll be fine. Ogre may not be producing a lot on the 2nd, but he's getting better every game and definitely is an improvement over Nojo.

[@ВікторіяЛисенко-ы5ь]

Я правильно понимаю что Кирилл не примет участия в матче против Торонто ?