News Article: Yakupov on Roy "I was scared of him"

[Nordiques1979]

http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/813899
Some interesting read about Yaks and the role of Derek Roy on his play. I hope Roy will find another team i loved this guy.

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[Took a pill in Sbisa]

I wonder at what point this board will stop talking about Derek Roy.

He was a small, below-average defensively centerman that scored less than half a point per game on a bottom 3 team in the league.
When will we just let him go?

 

[MCDAVIDISH]

I say bring Roy back and send McDavid back to juniors.

 

[Ninety7]

" He gave me so much support and I was happy to be playing hockey again."

That's great stuff to hear.

A big **** you to Dallas Eakins.

 

[KlefDown]

I say bring Roy back and send McDavid back to juniors.

I don't mind bringing Roy back as 13th forward or even 4th line but it's stupid to even say McDavid should be back in juniors.

 

[ScrillaVilla]

" He gave me so much support and I was happy to be playing hockey again."

That's great stuff to hear.

A big **** you to Dallas Eakins.

At the end of the season when Yak has 12 goals and 12 assists can we stop with the pissing all of Eakins thing? I mean honestly, they both suck.

 

[MCDAVIDISH]

I don't mind bringing Roy back as 13th forward or even 4th line but it's stupid to even say McDavid should be back in juniors.

I can't do the sarcasm emoji posting from mobile haha.

 

[PBandJ]

" He gave me so much support and I was happy to be playing hockey again."

That's great stuff to hear.

A big **** you to Dallas Eakins.

It really is.

My hatred for Eakins knows no bounds. Thank god he's gone. Hopefully Yak can rebound under a legit coach.

I do wish they would have brought back Roy. Could have used him down the middle as a vet presence.

 

[McDavidMcCup]

Eakins was a disaster. An absolute disaster. Coming in and changing so many things (Swarm, Dressing Room, Donuts) and then stumbling out of the gate. No one would care if he did these things if he delivered. He didn't.

The one thing that Yak seems to crave his continuity with line mates. I have heard him reference it a few times.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I wonder at what point this board will stop talking about Derek Roy.

He was a small, below-average defensively centerman that scored less than half a point per game on a bottom 3 team in the league.
When will we just let him go?

Read the article. Talks more about what happenef last year

 

[frag2]

At the end of the season when Yak has 12 goals and 12 assists can we stop with the pissing all of Eakins thing? I mean honestly, they both suck.

This. Eakins sucks, we all know.

But man, Yakupov, if you're getting yelled at not only by your peers [Hall and probably Fasth], but also by an outsider [Derek Roy], you really really REALLY need to smarten up your game.

Luckily he's got a thick enough skin to cope with criticism.

As much as I didn't like Eberle's weak ass play play early in the year, at least he put up points and I'll give him that.

 

[doulos]

Every single time I hear Yakupov in an article/interview, I see a kid who just wants to play hockey and seems to enjoy life. His play leaves much to be desired at this point but I am so massively rooting for him!

 

[Sweetpotato]

This. Eakins sucks, we all know.

But man, Yakupov, if you're getting yelled at not only by your peers [Hall and probably Fasth], but also by an outsider [Derek Roy], you really really REALLY need to smarten up your game.

Luckily he's got a thick enough skin to cope with criticism.

As much as I didn't like Eberle's weak ass play play early in the year, at least he put up points and I'll give him that.

Who was there to help him develop? Sure as hell didn't have a coach, most of the players were either too young to really mentor him or have never been a very good forward. Obviously its partly his fault for not progressing but let's not act like youngsters develop all on their own, theyre a product or coaches and vets.

 

[McDrai]

Eakins was a disaster. An absolute disaster. Coming in and changing so many things (Swarm, Dressing Room, Donuts) and then stumbling out of the gate. No one would care if he did these things if he delivered. He didn't.

The one thing that Yak seems to crave his continuity with line mates. I have heard him reference it a few times.

Yeah I've noticed that too. I wouldn't mind giving Roy a tryout to see what he can do. I'd move him to 3LW if he did make it though since Lander is essentially a lock for 3C.

 

[frag2]

Who was there to help him develop? Sure as hell didn't have a coach, most of the players were either too young to really mentor him or have never been a very good forward. Obviously its partly his fault for not progressing but let's not act like youngsters develop all on their own, theyre a product or coaches and vets.

Who was there to coach Hall, Eberle, and Nuge again?

Either he gets it or he doesn't. Hopefully, post-Eakins Yakupov was a sign of things to come. He's been nothing but a disappointment IMO for a 1st overall and this coming from someone who initially thought Yakupov would eventually take over 1st RW from Eberle as early as last season

 

[Evil Ernie]

Who was there to coach Hall, Eberle, and Nuge again?

2 other REAL coaches that we got rid of.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

This. Eakins sucks, we all know.

But man, Yakupov, if you're getting yelled at not only by your peers [Hall and probably Fasth], but also by an outsider [Derek Roy], you really really REALLY need to smarten up your game.

Luckily he's got a thick enough skin to cope with criticism.

As much as I didn't like Eberle's weak ass play play early in the year, at least he put up points and I'll give him that.

The thing with Roy is it was CONSTRUCTIVE yelling. He wasn't just cussing him out, he was teaching in real situations. With Eakins if you didn't get it on a whiteboard, you weren't going to get it.

 

[Zaddy]

The thing with Roy is it was CONSTRUCTIVE yelling. He wasn't just cussing him out, he was teaching in real situations. With Eakins if you didn't get it on a whiteboard, you weren't going to get it.

Exactly. That's what the vets are there to do. That's why it's so incredibly important to have the right guys in your team to support these young kids. Yak (or any of the other kids, but particularly Yak) never had that. Plus he didn't even know the language that well earlier on either. Having veterans who can help out and guide the kids is crucial to a rebuild. That's been the single biggest problem with the Oilers the last five years. If you dont have guys out there who is yelling at you then you're going to develop some bad habits and they're going to stick. It's not just about coaching either, the players on the ice see the game differently and can point out things a coach cannot. There's really not much wonder that Yak hasn't developed much at all since his rookie year under these circumstances.

 

[McShogun99]

Who was there to coach Hall, Eberle, and Nuge again?

Either he gets it or he doesn't. Hopefully, post-Eakins Yakupov was a sign of things to come. He's been nothing but a disappointment IMO for a 1st overall and this coming from someone who initially thought Yakupov would eventually take over 1st RW from Eberle as early as last season

Every forward except Forseberg, from Yakupov's draft class has been a disappointment. Hopefully Yak can start ahowing his potential under Mclellan.

 

[voxel]

I'm be okay with a 1 year $2M deal for Derek Roy. I rather have him that another AHL-tweener... we are no longer a farm team so let's start filling holes with NHL players.

 

[Zaddy]

Who was there to coach Hall, Eberle, and Nuge again?

Either he gets it or he doesn't. Hopefully, post-Eakins Yakupov was a sign of things to come. He's been nothing but a disappointment IMO for a 1st overall and this coming from someone who initially thought Yakupov would eventually take over 1st RW from Eberle as early as last season

They had better coaches and even some vets that could teach them a little bit. Then there's the fact they are canadians and know the language and much easier can grasp the things that the coaches and teammates tell them. And IMO they've always been bigger talents than Yak anyway so seeing them succeeding in a bigger way than him is not surprising. But yes, even despite all those things he has been clearly underwhelming for a 1st overall pick.

 

[frag2]

2 other REAL coaches that we got rid of.

Renney I'll give but Kruger, while I do like the body of work he's done with his short time as HC for the Oilers, it was going to be unsustainable.

He played to mitigate. He let Hall, Eberle, Nuge and Yak run wild when they needed to score and attempted to find other ways to mitigate their defensive deficiencies.

In my eyes, those 4 weren't exactly "developing"

 

[rasarhdasd]

I see very little chance of them signing Roy. Santorelli would have been a better fit as he could play RW more effectively and signed for nothing. I can see them inviting a forward to camp, but I doubt it'll be Roy.

 

[Up the Irons]

]I wonder at what point this board will stop talking about Derek Roy.[/B]

He was a small, below-average defensively centerman that scored less than half a point per game on a bottom 3 team in the league.
When will we just let him go?

uh, when we have 4 Cs that are better than him, as opposed to one, and the one is 20 years old. Still not a guarantee this will be the case for 2015/16.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Who was there to coach Hall, Eberle, and Nuge again?

Either he gets it or he doesn't. Hopefully, post-Eakins Yakupov was a sign of things to come. He's been nothing but a disappointment IMO for a 1st overall and this coming from someone who initially thought Yakupov would eventually take over 1st RW from Eberle as early as last season

Definitely a disappointment for a first overall, so far, but draft pedigree doesn't matter at this point. I think Yakupov can still be a useful secondary player in time.
The ceiling might not be as high as hoped but that doesn't mean he won't fill a role.