On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we begin to evaluate the 2021-22 season by starting with the offense. For one of the few times in Minnesota Wild franchise history, the Wild have a player in Kirill Kaprizov who is a dynamic playmaker capable of scoring every time he touches the puck. We look at how Kevin Fiala put everything together as the other offensive catalyst. We then discuss career seasons for Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Foligno and Ryan Hartman. We point to the emergence of Freddy Gaudreau and Matt Boldy as the point when the offense finally took off. We also discuss the center position being a spot the Blues were able to exploit once the postseason began and how the Wild need to find more players who can drive the offense.

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