Ydomat Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 http://lkorac10.blogspot.com/2016/10/yakupov-to-get-second-chance-on-off-ice.html?m=1 not trying to stir anything up, I just don't have insight into the EDM team landscape. I know a lot of you are fans, so I thought I would share this. Some interesting insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byz Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 I don't think you'll stir anything up.. I think most Edmonton fans know the situation. He was handled so badly here, it was time for him to get a fresh start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austeane Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Sounds like a guy maybe battling depression... I really hope he can find himself and be supported in St. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukufuji Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 nothing cures depression like winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainman Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) We sometimes forget that they are people first, then hockey players. I hope everything works out for him. I traded for him thinking that he was going to be traded in the summer and get a fresh start. When that didn't happen I thought oh oh. If he wasn't traded I think he would have gone home. Good move for the Blues. ( errr and hopefully for The Rainman.) Edited October 17, 2016 by The Rainman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukufuji Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Yeah looks like a lot got in his head and he lives the kind of lifestyle where he has a lot of time to think. I bet the Blues end up with a gamer. My one concern is the Hitchcock effect like Filatov, we'll see. I think Yak had a ton of talent if they put him in the right role with the right line-mates. Edited October 17, 2016 by fukufuji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ydomat Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 I think his game works well with what what STL is currently looking for. Speed and skill. Should be fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originaljroc Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Still think the jury is out on him big time. He was never THE guy in Edmonton as the quote in this article suggests. The Oilers had three players who were more go-to than he was when he came into the league. Never had to be THE guy and he couldn't succeed. It's because he didn't go into traffic. Didn't play defence. Didn't even score when he should have. Was invisible far too often. Perimeter players rarely find success in the NHL, but maybe he'll buck the trend in St. Louis. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukufuji Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 He sure knows how to celly game tying regular season goals though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 It's funny how this article skips right over Taylor Hall. He's already been erased from the Edmonton record books, I see. "And living in a hockey hotbed like Edmonton, which had its share of top overall picks in recent years (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 2011, Yakupov in 2012 and Connor McDavid in 2015), high performance wasn't a wish, it was expected." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ydomat Posted October 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 41 minutes ago, James said: It's funny how this article skips right over Taylor Hall. He's already been erased from the Edmonton record books, I see. "And living in a hockey hotbed like Edmonton, which had its share of top overall picks in recent years (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 2011, Yakupov in 2012 and Connor McDavid in 2015), high performance wasn't a wish, it was expected." I suppose the assumption is that hes listing the ones still playing there. but it is an odd omission since hall has been pretty much their best player in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobert Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Meh, Yak will eventually disappear into the pressbox or Russia, and Taylor is the king of turnovers and wasted shots at the goalies crest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainman Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 12 hours ago, originaljroc said: Still think the jury is out on him big time. He was never THE guy in Edmonton as the quote in this article suggests. The Oilers had three players who were more go-to than he was when he came into the league. Never had to be THE guy and he couldn't succeed. It's because he didn't go into traffic. Didn't play defence. Didn't even score when he should have. Was invisible far too often. Perimeter players rarely find success in the NHL, but maybe he'll buck the trend in St. Louis. We'll see. Boy it sure sounds like you aren't interested in making a trade for him! Keep it under your hat but he's available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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