ResilientBeast
Proud Member of the TTSAOA
From the last thread
^true dis, and i'd like to see the Oilers send Yak to Montreal so he can play with his former line mate in junior, Alex Galchenyk. maybe the Oilers could score a RD from the Habs system that are further along in their development like 23 year old Morgan Ellis or 22 year old Darren Dietz? both have good size and Ellis can produce points although i do realize neither has much NHL experience.
We're getting fleeced by having him on the team.
We need more effective players that can play a solid third line role in the bottom 6, and we need guys that are bigger and tougher to play against on the wing in the top 6. Yak doesn't come close to filling the description for either of those roles.
I really don't care if he goes to another team and does well (although I would be shocked if he did), he isn't getting it done here and provides nothing that the Oilers need.
If he hasn't been able to do anything effectively for three straight years, what makes you think he's going to figure it out in the 4th?
This. It seems to me that people want to see something that just isn't there. I'd imagine all the losing and, as Replacment says, mismanagement of players over wayyyyyy to many years has a large effect on how we perceive things as fans. I really wanted to believe the Yakupov hype for a couple of years, but it doesn't add up realistically.
I truly believe that if more folks took some time away from the game and saw things from an almost "outsider's" viewpoint, their opinions, good or bad, might change for the entire scope of this 10 year "project".....better known as the Oilers.
Pump and dump Purcell.
Move up Yakupov to top line post trade deadline.
If he still can't get his crap together then move him. I suspect he will flourish, but could be wrong.
But either way we'll have a good idea of what he's capable of once and for all.
Bring in some better players for the bottom six and overhaul the blueline.
Win Stanley Cup next year.
The problem with that is that an 'outsider's viewpoint' mainly consists of seeing a player struggling and focusing on said struggles. There's no desire to see the redeeming qualities of the player. This is why the main board is full of tunnel-visioned arguments either for or against specific players.
At least there are posters in here who are willing to address that Yakupov is a flawed player with loads of still untapped potential.
To answer the question, he's what you'd consider a hard-nosed player who is capable of protecting the puck. He's slippery.
And it's amazing how many here want to simply cut ties with the player when we just recently signed another 'draft bust' to a long-term contract.
Last edited: