I dont get the double standard arguement? Eberle is proven himself in the top 1/3 of NHL players, and Yak has proven himself in the bottom 1/3 of them same players.
I understand where you're coming from, eberle is a better player than yakupov, no one is denying that. But In case you missed the entire first half of last year and the year before that, yak would literally be benched for mistakes that eberle would make also; mainly defensive lapses and turnovers. The only difference was eberle was getting fed 20 mins a night to score and pad his stats as opposed to the 13 mins yak was getting.
And I do agree with you that the excuses for yak have to stop. he needs to prove himself and be better. regardless of that, he's had obstacles to his development that the other kids haven't.
If you dont recognize the double standard there, then you might be Dallas Eakins.