Narnia
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Not sure.Then what's that guy on about? He's a ******** leaf fan am i right?
Not sure.Then what's that guy on about? He's a ******** leaf fan am i right?
Eh, I love Yakupov, but Eberle is definitely our best finisher. Yakupov has a better shot, but you can't call him a better finisher until he starts scoring at a high rate.
Let me know who's Eberle linemates are and his PP minutes.
Let me know who's Eberle linemates are and his PP minutes.
Kyle Brodziak put up 14 goals with Stortini as his linemate for most of the season.
Yakupov can shoot the puck, he just opts not to a lot of the time.
Yak doesn't get the same opportunity as Eberle.
I'm saying that when Hall is off, he doesn't really have chemistry with anyone. And that's his issue to sort out. But I guarantee that once he shakes off the rust, he'll start making better decisions and will work better with McDavid.
I like yak but he would be 10 steps behind mcdavid at every step.
Tonights effort was definitely something that can be built upon, looking forward to the game vs Nashville
So? What's stopping Yakupov from shooting the puck every time he skates over the blue line with it? He doesn't need McDavid or RNH for that. He has a great shot, he doesn't use it.
I distinctly remember in pre-season when he and Draisatl were on a 2-on-0 and neither elected to shoot. The only time Yakupov shot was when there was nobody else with him. He scored.
You can have tools but it doesn't mean much if you don't use them.
Yak doesn't shoot as much anymore because he doesn't want to rub his teammates the wrong way.
This is all you need to know how good Yak is at finishing when his confidence high
Eberle career shooting percentage is 14.1% , Yaks is 10.6%, this sort of balances out opportunity and further proves Eberle is a better finisher right now.
That brings up a great point.
A large majority of goals are scored by going to the net. He should do that. If he's not going to shoot at least bang in a rebound or two.
And if he's really that worried about rubbing his teammates the wrong way then there's something seriously wrong in that dressing room.
IMO No one on the team has a more killer instinct for scoring than Yak. Eakins absolutely destroyed this kid's confidence in his ability to play hockey. He even thought about quitting hockey. That's how bad it got in the dressing room.
IMO No one on the team has a more killer instinct for scoring than Yak. Eakins absolutely destroyed this kid's confidence in his ability to play hockey. He even thought about quitting hockey. That's how bad it got in the dressing room.
Lol wut?
Being that you compare Yakupov to Omark how about I ignore your opinion.
You say this all the time. I have yet to see anything about Yak wanting to quit hockey.IMO No one on the team has a more killer instinct for scoring than Yak. Eakins absolutely destroyed this kid's confidence in his ability to play hockey. He even thought about quitting hockey. That's how bad it got in the dressing room.
Yak doesn't get the same opportunity as Eberle.
3.5% more shots that Eberle take go in the net then the ones yakupov take, thus providing some evidence Eberle is a better finisher.
Yak doesn't get the same opportunity as Eberle.
You said it "balances out" the fact Eberle gets the best of everything and Yak gets fed a steady diet of plugs and minimal pp time.
That is one of the most ridiculous things Ive ever read here and there have been some doosies.