Will Nail Yakupov ever return?

[Seanaconda]

Guy has zero hockey sense and he isn’t very good. He has made no progress since being drafted (I’d argue he’s a worse hockey player since being drafted) and he seems to point fingers at everyone but himself as to why he hasn’t had success in the NHL.

So no.

Still young enough to change his ways a bit , has the tools wouldn't surprise me if he came back in eight years

 

[Seanaconda]

Wish I had a dollar for every Yakupov thread.

Really ? I would rather have one for every Wilson or marchand thread . If we got a choice yam would be low on my list.

 

[SEALBound]

Doubt it. Would you come back if you were him?

 

[BlackDogg]

Really ? I would rather have one for every Wilson or marchand thread . If we got a choice yam would be low on my list.

Ha - ya I suppose, but Yak is about the "lowest calibre player/total threads" leader.

 

[sandysan]

Not good enough for top 6
Lacks the skills/commitment to play bottom 6.

The magic 8 ball says " does not look good"

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Fail will never return to the NHL.
The Modern Daigle basicly, Daigle actually had a few decent seasons though.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

One of the rare players the Oilers didn't ruin.

And no, not a chance.

Did they have a chance to? Guy is atrocious

 

[Seanaconda]

Fail will never return to the NHL.
The Modern Daigle basicly, Daigle actually had a few decent seasons though.

Not really , daigle had star talent but no motivation , yak tries his Energizer Bunny heart out but needs the brain

 

[Bando]

It's pretty crazy to look at that draft year and sort by points... draft picks ALLLLLLL over the place

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

Will we ever see this guy give the NHL one more try? Or, to use perhaps a better wording, will the NHL ever give this guy one more try?

My first thought was "no".

My second thought was "why?".

However, I think the real answer is "who cares?".

 

[Anaheim4ever]

It's is pretty crazy to look at that draft year and sort by points... draft picks ALLLLLLL over the place

Second to last past pick in that draft in the 7th round made it to the NHL Jaycob Megna & is still in NA hockey via AHL while Nail Yakupov is in KHL. If it weren't for our deep depth he might be up right now as 7th D-man.

 

[Cellee]

Maybe the all time bust.

No

 

[OVrocks]

I predict that he’ll win the Hart and Rocket next year.

 

[Kunta Kinte]

Fail will never return to the NHL.
The Modern Daigle basicly, Daigle actually had a few decent seasons though.

Thats kinda insulting to Daigle tbh... he had a much better career.


Whole 2012 draft 1st round is weak as f***. Its not a good draft.

 

[KCC]

Doubt one of the worst #1 picks ever will suddenly "find his IQ and game". lol

 

[Atas2000]

Cant wait for the two 'HF famous' Russian posters to come in here and tell us how much the CHL ruined Yakupov.

Can't wait for you come tell us the CHL developed him into the greatest 1OA all-time.

 

[Atas2000]

He'll sign with LA when he's 35

For that he'd have to have scored 400 goals in the NHL and carried a team to the SCF.

 

[Whiston532]

Eh. There’s some natural talent there but unless he completely turns around his game, especially in terms of the mental side of things then I can’t imagine a team bothering. I figured he atleast would get a shot solely on the fact that he seems like a good kid, but considering he didn’t exactly have the smoothest departure and teams may not see the upside being worth the effort. At this point he basically still needs to be “developed”.

 

[Thread The Needle]

When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Not sure, if he is a top 6 player in the KHL let alone NHL, and he's useless as a bottom 6er.

 

[dahrougem2]

I've never in my life seen a dumber player than Nail Yakupov. He honestly isn't even good enough to be a top-6 player in the AHL.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

He is the biggest bust in NHL history, why risk that?

 

[sr edler]

Level of busting goes hand in hand with level of expectations, so no, Yakupov isn’t a bigger bust than Daigle. He’s a worse player though.

 

[Bizz]

No.

With the way he's been playing in the KHL he might not last long there either.

 

[Blue Line Turnover]

This thread reminded me of Filatov for some reason

Yaki don't do IQ