On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we break down news that Kirill Kaprizov has been named an Alternate Captain for the 2023-24 season! We look at the ways that Kaprizov has improved his game since he came into the league. We look at why Kaprizov is a player the organization wants to feature as part of its leadership group, and why this makes sense with top prospects in Europe on the brink of coming to America. We move to key areas that need to go well for the Wild in order for them to succeed, such as the third line. We discuss what we've seen from Gaudreau-Rossi-Foligno, and why less pressure on Rossi this time around can hopefully lead to better results. We also discuss the Power Play, and why it doesn't require radical changes for both the Power Play and Penalty Kill to be great, just more consistency from each unit.

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