This fanbase is hilarious. Completely ignore the fact that Eberle has played with a combination of Hall, Rnh, Drai, and Poo for the majority of his career and spout the fact that Eberle actually puts up points and than scoff at anything a poster says in regards to Yak's totals being effected by his constant placement with bottom 6 marginal at that players for the majority of his career. Eberle was a blackhole defensively as well as offensively to start this year because he got eased into the game on the third line yet the same posters saying the above are quick to go silent whenever that is brought up. If Eberle hadn't been gifted 30 games with Mcdavid after Connor came back Eberle would probably be struggling to hit 17 goals and 35 points and yet nobody says anything about that.
I've never wanted a player on the Oilers to get traded and just light up the league more than with Yakupov just to rub the **** into managements/coaches/fans faces.
Agreed, he was not the player the Oiler should have taken and would be nice to see yet another Oiler player become a success after leaving the city of losers.
The list as I see it:
1.) Dubnyk, has won two thirds of his starts in Minny. Pretty much their MVP.
2.) Petry, gets trade for next to nothing and becomes steading force playing on the top defensive pairing
3.) Schultz, gets run out of town and is a plus player and gaining confidence. Likely reforms his career.
I really thought adding McJesus, Todd and Pete would have had these sad sacks at least sniffing at the playoffs instead same old oilers.
