If Nail Yakupov leaves for KHL=GOAT Bust?

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There's been rumours that he's going back to the motherland, so the question has to be asked. Is an expedited exit from the NHL at age 25 after such a disappointing career enough to anoint Nail Yakupov as the GOATBust?

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[Rob]

He's up there with Alexandre Daigle.

 

[amnesiac]

Gord Kluzak or Brian Lawton considering who went after

at least for EDM having Murray or Galchenyuk wouldnt have done them much better

Patrik Stefan over a Sedin was pretty bad, but ATL had an understanding with VAN

 

[heretik27]

A bit before my time, but I recall Doug Wickenheiser's name being brought up frequently in thread's like this.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Daigle imo, don't think anyone with his level of hype flopped before of after

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Lawton or Daigle or Stefan

 

[crowi]

I still think Stefan is much bigger bust than anyone else.

 

[amnesiac]

I still think Stefan is much bigger bust than anyone else.

he wasnt a big name by any means, though. Yakupov, like Daigle, was the consensus #1

 

[Filthy Dangles]

McIlTrash is up there with other NYR legends like Jessiman and Brendl

 

[GlitchMarner]

Not sure who's the worst out of him, Stefan, Wickenheiser and Lawton. At least Wickenheiser was better defensively in his prime years. Lawton and Stefan were meh af.

Daigle was a better player but also a bigger flop considering how much he was hyped.

 

[Ctrain2k]

It's not even Yaks fault it's completely Dallas Eakins he ruined his career.

 

[High five Tom]

Daigle had Crosby and mcdavid hype, so him easily

 

[Romang67]

I still think Stefan is much bigger bust than anyone else.

I don't see it. Stefan was a better producer than Yakupov, while being better defensively. Yakupov was more of a consensus 1st overall pick, and yet turned out to be a significantly worse player.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Daigle

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

McIlTrash is up there with other NYR legends like Jessiman and Brendl

I think the fact that McIlrath was ranked a lot lower than where he went, and was widely regarded as a terrible pick the moment that he was drafted makes him less of a bust.

Yakupov was supposed to be an elite top-line winger. Perhaps not a franchise player, but still a first liner.

 

[93LEAFS]

That draft was pretty bad. It is not like Daigle who was one hyped more, and two taken ahead of Chris Pronger.

I mean, sure Edmonton would love to have Rielly, H. Lindholm, Trouba, Dumba, or Filip Forsberg, but its not like they passed on any Hall of Famers at the very top.

 

[TOGuy14]

Patrick Stefan says hi

 

[Painful Quandary]

Yakupov was supposed to be an elite top-line winger. Perhaps not a franchise player, but still a first liner.

That's a fair assessment, I remember Nail was projected to have the upside of a 40-goal scorer being the consensus at the time. By 40-goal scorer, I mean having one or two seasons of reaching that mark, which I guess brings up the "Brad Boyes being a 40-goal scorer" line.

 

[Ducks in a row]

It's not even Yaks fault it's completely Dallas Eakins he ruined his career.

Dallas Eakins isn't completely at fault for Yakupov sucking. Yakupov hockey IQ isn't that good if it was good it wouldn't matter who had coached him he would still be a good player.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

He's up there with Alexandre Daigle.

Wasn't Daigle touted as a really high end prospect, though? Yakupov was always thought of more along the lines of the least bad prospect in an underwhelming draft.

 

[BL92]

He's an epic bust but there have been worse ones, *cough* Stefan *cough*.

 

[Balthazar]

Patrik Stefan over a Sedin was pretty bad, but ATL had an understanding with VAN

This. Stefan wasn't a true 1st OA.

 

[Balthazar]

Wasn't Daigle touted as a really high end prospect, though? Yakupov was always thought of more along the lines of the least bad prospect in an underwhelming draft.

Yeah but even half-assed, zero effort Daigle who didn't want to play hockey was twice the NHL player than Yakupov will ever be. Daigle didn't want to play but was still pretty good. Yakupov wants to play and tries hard, he just sucks.

 

[IamNotADancer]

Hype wise, I don't think anyone or anything will ever beat Daigle.

He was hyped up as Gretzky and people absolutely bought into the hype machine.
He ended up being somewhat serviceable but man was his evaluation off the mark.

Think of how hfboards used to evaluate prospect with there number system for potential and letter system for likelihood of reaching said potential.

If hfboards would have been around for Daigle his realistic hfboards rating should have been something like 10 F (or even Z)

 

[Wooren]

This Stefan meme needs to die. If it wasn't for that horrific empty net blunder nobody would remember him. He wasn't even the worst bust in his draft class. That honor goes to Pavel Brendl.

Yes, Yakupov is the worst one.