This is the sixth in a six-part series where Mitch Brown will use video analysis to take a deep dive into what makes some NHL prospects so special.



Jack Hughes | Kaapo Kakko | Adam Boqvist | Filip Zadina | Vitali Kravtsov | Kirill Kaprizov



Minnesota Wild fans might be sick of hearing about Kirill Kaprizov by now. But they shouldn’t be. With Nikita Gusev in the NHL, Kaprizov is now arguably the best player outside the NHL.



There’s a broad range of opinions on what Kaprizov could be in the NHL. Some see him as a playmaker; others, a shooter. Some think he’s a surefire star in the NHL; others, a middle-six option. I see him as a shooter. As potential top-line, 30-plus goal-scorer in the NHL.



But what’s not contentious is that Kaprizov makes his teammates better. This hockey cliché is generally associated with playmakers, with players who find their teammates with clever, high-skill...