In New York, the NHL’s all-time leading Norwegian scorer (506 points in 688 games) was a fan favorite, a popular teammate and a solid point producer who meshed with a ton of great teammates.īut nothing has compared to Zuccarello’s special chemistry and closeness with Kaprizov, who came to North America established internationally with an Olympic gold-medal-clinching overtime goal, a KHL championship and a couple of goal-scoring titles in Russia. … I’ve enjoyed getting to know her.”Īt age 35, Zuccarello has had a terrific hockey career, especially since bursting onto the scene in the 2010 Olympics and turning that into a free-agent contract with the Rangers. But I don’t know quite who she looks like yet, Marlene or Zuccy. “He sings goodnight songs for her every night,” Zuccarello says. When Kaprizov’s not over for dinner, it’s become a nightly ritual to FaceTime with Zuccarello to wish his friend’s daughter sweet dreams. Zuccarello grabs Kaprizov’s left shoulder and cracks: “So, actually you’re going to have to backcheck a little this year.” “So, a different life for me - less sleep.” “I’ve got the older one (in Kaprizov) and a little girl,” Zuccarello says. Zuccarello’s first real offspring, a daughter, was born this summer, so now he jokes he’s “got two babies.” Normal ground beef with some seasoning, and some vegetables are on it.” Perhaps Norway’s national dish of lamb stew and cabbage? Maybe some lutefisk? Or, maybe Zuccarello tries to make Kaprizov feel like he’s back in his native Russia with borscht and some pelmeni? In fact, when Zuccarello and his wife, Marlene, have Kaprizov over to their home in the Twin Cities for dinner, Zuccarello always does the cooking.
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