StoveTopStauffer
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Why shouldn't he? It ahs to be better to play then just sit on his a** during the olympics.
Yakopov is on the Way to cross -50 at the end of season. NHL game is too fast to learn defensive side of game for him. 20 games in OKC would do good for him
He's been playing a lot better defensively. I'd send him down to get his offense going more than anything.
Personally I think the major issue with Yak is communication. Eakins can't communicate to others who speak English, his own language, how the hell is going to communicate to someone who knows barely any.
Send Yak to therapy for depression, he doesn't need OKC.
What are you talking about? His English is ten times better than last year. Of course he's emotionally shook. Look how he finished last season and compare it to the first half of this season. I bet he blames Eakins for this unexpected 180°
Personally I think the major issue with Yak is communication. Eakins can't communicate to others who speak English, his own language, how the hell is going to communicate to someone who knows barely any.
From Twitter today
(1/2) Something to consider: NHL teams received a memo prior to season saying that a player who plays more than 15 of 20 games prior to...
(2/2) Olympic break cannot be assigned to AHL during break. Strome move clearly made w/ eye to having him play during break. #Isles
Arthur Staple @StapeNewsday 3h
So does this mean the Oilers could send Yakupov down 6 games prior to the Olympic break and after the homestand ending on the 26th and Yak would then be eligible to play in the AHL over break? Or would it be 5 games because he was in the press box on New Years?
I'm not 100% positive but I would assume he'd be eligible to play if we sent him down 5 games before the break.
Extremely ignorant comment. You are clearly clueless about how much communication actually does go on between Eakins and his players, and about how much english Yakupov actually knows.
New coaches, rookie coaches - take time to acclimate, to find what works, to get to know the players. Put Yakupov on a team with more than 3 NHL-quality defenders and his shortcomings are not an issue.
Honestly, some posts on here make me wonder if half the board is completely new to hockey in general.