Philly85*
I Ain't Even Mad
- Mar 28, 2009
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Were we waiting for one? lol
Haha I was. I just love the way Russians play.
Were we waiting for one? lol
Another Goal and an Assist so for for Yak today..
Highlights from the game from the Oilers board if anyone else is interested.
Yakupov's goal is at 1:50,
That's a sick release! I have to say I am more than happy with his decision to play in the KHL so far.
haven't seen any of his KHL games...was wondering how defense for Yak runs in the KHL...is he showing up solely offensively...or is he showing any defensive awareness?
In the OHL...his defense was kinda absent as is typical for uber-elite forwards in jr. hockey.
At the NHL level...his D needs to improve (as does the D of every prospect at his level, incl. as was said about RNH, Hall, Tavares, etc.).
So...was just wondering whether he's just going high end re: offense in the KHL - or whether his play in the KHL is going to let him pick up D skills...or whether D improvement really requires him to get NHL experience.
ETA: - just to be clear...i'm not trolling re: Yak's D skills...i just mean is he going to develop NHL-esque D-skill while playing in the KHL.
Honestly, if the guy scores 50 goals in Edmonton, nobody will give a **** about his D skills. There are actually defensemen and a goalie that are responsible for that aspect of the game.
yeah...don't worry...i wasn't born yesterday. i get all that. i was just wondering (honestly, out of curiosity) whether his time in the KHL was developing (or revealing) anything d-wise.
again, my previous msg wasn't troll. i was just wondering whether in the KHL he'd shown anything D-wise.
haven't seen any of his KHL games...was wondering how defense for Yak runs in the KHL...is he showing up solely offensively...or is he showing any defensive awareness?
In the OHL...his defense was kinda absent as is typical for uber-elite forwards in jr. hockey.
At the NHL level...his D needs to improve (as does the D of every prospect at his level, incl. as was said about RNH, Hall, Tavares, etc.).
So...was just wondering whether he's just going high end re: offense in the KHL - or whether his play in the KHL is going to let him pick up D skills...or whether D improvement really requires him to get NHL experience.
ETA: - just to be clear...i'm not trolling re: Yak's D skills...i just mean is he going to develop NHL-esque D-skill while playing in the KHL.
So 4G and 5p in his 5th game? Great to see him doing well over there.
hes chalking up some penalty mins too
can yakupov play in the world juniors?
Yup.
Does this mean (providing lockout allows it) he *will* play in the WJC? Meaning, if the lockout is still on does it follow the KHL team will let him play @ WJC (or is it like an NHL scenario - where the team may not release him).
I would be beyond shocked if his team didn't release him for the U20 taking place in Russia. (provided the lockout is still raging....and I'm hearing rumblings that we are getting closer to a resolution...towards the end of this month) but in the event there is a lockout I can't imagine any scenario where it would happen the way it does in Canada.
Yup, KHL teams Always release WJC players, without hesitation. If the lockout keeps going, he'll be there.
Honestly, if the guy scores 50 goals in Edmonton, nobody will give a **** about his D skills. There are actually defensemen and a goalie that are responsible for that aspect of the game.