(VIDEO) NEW, Talbot & Yakupov

[danielduperron]

Talbot and Yakupov with Fans, This is awesome . Love this!


Which hockey player are you more excited to see play?

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[Roof Daddy]

Awesome vid. Crazy signature for Yak. Really looks like a more confident person. This year is going to be huge for him.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

How is Yakupov not everyone's favourite player?

 

[HeavyHitter99]

How is Yakupov not everyone's favourite player?

One of my favorites. It's unfortunate how many fans of other teams crap on him. Kid gives it his all every night and what I really like about the video is that he's himself. Trying the drums, eating people's food as soon as it's seen/offered, making jokes etc etc. The kid is himself and doesn't appear to think he's better than others. It's awesome.

Talbot seems like a great guy too

 

[McShogun99]

Nail just seems like an awesome person. Really want to see him do well with the Oilers.

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Nail just seems like a extremely genuine person.
I don't know how anyone could cheer against the kid.
He must have great parents.

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

Nail just seems like a extremely genuine person.
I don't know how anyone could cheer against the kid.
He must have great parents.

Yea, he seems like a really solid guy. Plus buying food for the homeless people was great

He just loves hockey. To see Eakins suck that out of him makes me hate Eakins even more

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

Yak is easily my favourite personality and probably even player on the team.

 

[ehhteen]

Hopefully with Eakins gone, we can see Yak celebrate goals like he did in his rookie season when he was having fun.

 

[Bangers]

I'm not sure where I read it (and I could be wrong), but I believe Yak comes from a pretty wealthy family (ie. he plays hockey because he loves it, not because of the money).

 

[Ninety7]

"Hallo!! Cookies here?"

 

[Shanahanigans]

Legit don't know how anyone could not love Yakupov, never mind hate him.

 

[Oilers10]

I hope somehow we can keep Yak as part of the core I'd love to see him win the cup that would be an epic celebration. Yak is why I like watching hockey.

Eakins should just give up on coaching what a bum.

 

[McShogun99]

I hope somehow we can keep Yak as part of the core I'd love to see him win the cup that would be an epic celebration. Yak is why I like watching hockey.

Eakins should just give up on coaching what a bum.

At least he's now wrecking Anaheim prospects like he did with Toronto.

 

[Jumptheshark]

How is Yakupov not everyone's favourite player?

well--I am not the only one--but everytime any mad mouths him--I go to battle stations and start getting ready for trench war fare over the kid.

AS I have said many times--if he was from Moose Jaw and Regina--he would not get all the hate he gets

 

[CornKicker]

awesome i hope he flanks mcdavid and scores 40 this year

 

[Aerrol]

Man, there's a reason my only jersey is a Yakupov jersey... I really, really hope he does well this year and finally claims a spot as part of the 'core'. What a likeable person.

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

well--I am not the only one--but everytime any mad mouths him--I go to battle stations and start getting ready for trench war fare over the kid.

AS I have said many times--if he was from Moose Jaw and Regina--he would not get all the hate he gets

I love Yak but I hate how he has played for the most part and reaaalllyy want him to be good so I can like his hockey playing as much as I like his character

 

[CupofOil]

I must be missing where all this Yak "hate" is coming from. It's certainly not coming from the Oiler fanbase which adores him. If anything, established players who have actually proved something like Hall and Eberle get the majority of the hate.

The issue isn't with Yak as a person, the issue is that he needs to be better and I'm sure we all want that for him. He seems like a great guy who wants nothing more than to succeed at hockey.

 

[McDraekke]

I have a friend who absolutely cannot stand Yakupov. It's weird. It's like, instead of watching how he plays and looking into how he acts in interviews and off the ice, she just listens to the media talk about him.

Honestly, every time we get into an argument about him, it makes me feel like she based her opinion of him on the media reaction from when he got that goal against LA.

 

[Psychoil]

watching this video reminds about how much i wanted yakupov to succeed when he got here. Honestly, I a praying to God he and Mcdavid click and this kid just takes off into the stratosphere.

Imagine Mcdavid and Yakupov being good friends, would be so funny haha

 

[Aerrol]

I have a friend who absolutely cannot stand Yakupov. It's weird. It's like, instead of watching how he plays and looking into how he acts in interviews and off the ice, she just listens to the media talk about him.

Honestly, every time we get into an argument about him, it makes me feel like she based her opinion of him on the media reaction from when he got that goal against LA.

I live out east, so I get that a lot. My favourite is hearing how he's selfish and my responding with one of the numerous stories about Yakupov going above and beyond to be selfless. I always get a "oh...........well his celebration just rubs me the wrong way okay!!"

As for the hate; I actually agree that among our fanbase there are very few who question his character these days (though it certainly happened in his rookie years). The "hate" referred to comes 1. from other fanbases (see above) and 2. the heated debates on how much potential he has and how much of his disappointing play so far is on him. Let's not get into that here. This thread is about how great of a gesture this is by Talbot and Yakupov.

 

[ZJuice]

Yakupov. He is so wonderful

 

[Jaeger03]

Such a beauty. This has got to be his year

 

[McJadeddog]

I'm not sure where I read it (and I could be wrong), but I believe Yak comes from a pretty wealthy family (ie. he plays hockey because he loves it, not because of the money).

yeah, its pretty well known that his family is exceptionally well off... i've only heard it though, i don't know if its true, or where the family has made their money