News: NHL players to KHL in 2018 offseason
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It is hard to predict what happens. SKA is a complicated animal. Whether or not he will get time and coach's trust is completely in the stars.
He was quite predictable at WJC or in the KHL. Maybe it's not completely on him. I am not saying he is a legit 1OA, but he should have tried a change to the KHL long ago.
McDrailers
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I hope Yakupov can salvage his career in Russia. He’s a well liked guy in the locker room and works his ass off. He just wasn’t quite good enough for the NHL. Maybe in the KHL his speed and natural talent will be enough to overcome his hockey IQ.
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TheBluePenguin
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It says a lot about a guy who is one of the biggest draft busts of all time, that just about every fan of a team he has played for still wishes him the best, you could never say it was lack of effort, man that guy tried and tried. I hope he does great there and is a top player in the KHL.
joestevens29
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Guy had success when he played in the KHL the first time around. Essentially if he was there the whole year would've lead the team in goals by a longshot. As it is he had 10 in 22 games team leaders were 14 in 44/52 gp.
Could just be him going back home to gain his confidence back. He will also be in a league that finishing a month and half earlier than the NHL. Could give himself a chance to really find a skills coach and work on his flaws before coming back for the 19-20 season.
Could just be him going back home to gain his confidence back. He will also be in a league that finishing a month and half earlier than the NHL. Could give himself a chance to really find a skills coach and work on his flaws before coming back for the 19-20 season.
My coach once told me, you could work hard doing the wrong things in life. Yakupov was a definition of that.
He worked hard, skated hard but making life more difficult for him
Mogily once eluded to the fact that once he learned to slow down, he became a complete player.
joestevens29
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Hard to hate a guy that buys a homeless man dinner and pays for a hotel room for the guy as well.
Blackmon
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Really rooting for Yakupov to put things together. He was loved in the community here in Edmonton. My wife worked at Sportchek during his time here, and they would do the “Shop With A Pro” day for underprivileged kids every year. There were a few guys she said were just unpleasant, and not great with the kids. Yakupov wasn’t one of them. Despite his poor English, he was always really great and friendly with the kids. He used to go in there outside of that event too, just to shop for himself, and never acted like he was any more special than any other shopper. He was happy to chat with staff and sign autographs for them. The only other customer she said they regularly had like that was Edmonton Eskimos legend Gizmo Williams.
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I wish you the best nail. hopefully you come back to the nhl in a few years and prove the doubters wrong!
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In KHL, Nail fails for you.
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Who was worse Yakupov or Daigle ? Daigle played in a higher scoring era & Daigle boasted at the draft about being #1 & not #2 like Pronger.......& things worked out quite well for Pronger in 2007.
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Hunter Gathers
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Was always surprised that Bennett busted so hard.
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PensPlz
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Would like to see a Black Mirror-type episode were all these highly projected players weren't drafted by Edmonton.
We kinda got a glimpse of that with Hall last year.
We kinda got a glimpse of that with Hall last year.
Caser
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So, just to make a single cute list:
Alex Grant ---> Jokerit
Kristers Gudlevskis ---> Dinamo Riga
Anton Slepyshev ---> CSKA
Iiro Pakarinen ---> Metallurg
Patrice Cormier ---> Barys
Viktor Antipin ---> Metallurg
Marek Hrivik ---> Vityaz
Miro Aaltonen ---> Vityaz
Beau Bennett ---> Dinamo Minsk
Andrey Pedan ---> Ak Bars
Nikolai Kulemin ---> Metallurg
Curtis Valk ---> Barys
Nail Yakupov ---> SKA
Yohann Auvitu ---> Sochi
David Desharnais ---> Lokomotiv
Alex Grant ---> Jokerit
Kristers Gudlevskis ---> Dinamo Riga
Anton Slepyshev ---> CSKA
Iiro Pakarinen ---> Metallurg
Patrice Cormier ---> Barys
Viktor Antipin ---> Metallurg
Marek Hrivik ---> Vityaz
Miro Aaltonen ---> Vityaz
Beau Bennett ---> Dinamo Minsk
Andrey Pedan ---> Ak Bars
Nikolai Kulemin ---> Metallurg
Curtis Valk ---> Barys
Nail Yakupov ---> SKA
Yohann Auvitu ---> Sochi
David Desharnais ---> Lokomotiv
ottomaddox
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Caser
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Patrick Wiercioch signed with Dinamo Minsk.
Alex Grant ---> Jokerit
Kristers Gudlevskis ---> Dinamo Riga
Anton Slepyshev ---> CSKA
Iiro Pakarinen ---> Metallurg
Patrice Cormier ---> Barys
Viktor Antipin ---> Metallurg
Marek Hrivik ---> Vityaz
Miro Aaltonen ---> Vityaz
Beau Bennett ---> Dinamo Minsk
Andrey Pedan ---> Ak Bars
Nikolai Kulemin ---> Metallurg
Curtis Valk ---> Barys
Nail Yakupov ---> SKA
Yohann Auvitu ---> Sochi
David Desharnais ---> Lokomotiv
Patrick Wiercioch ---> Dinamo Minsk
Alex Grant ---> Jokerit
Kristers Gudlevskis ---> Dinamo Riga
Anton Slepyshev ---> CSKA
Iiro Pakarinen ---> Metallurg
Patrice Cormier ---> Barys
Viktor Antipin ---> Metallurg
Marek Hrivik ---> Vityaz
Miro Aaltonen ---> Vityaz
Beau Bennett ---> Dinamo Minsk
Andrey Pedan ---> Ak Bars
Nikolai Kulemin ---> Metallurg
Curtis Valk ---> Barys
Nail Yakupov ---> SKA
Yohann Auvitu ---> Sochi
David Desharnais ---> Lokomotiv
Patrick Wiercioch ---> Dinamo Minsk
