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Yakupov:
"...I knew there was 10 seconds left and I was thinking, if we win the faceoff, just go to the net and wait for the puck. Probably a little lucky.”

Yakupov’s celebration was spontaneous. It’s not in his bag of tricks. He said it was the first time he’d done it.

“It just came to me. I didn’t understand what happened. I thought ‘what am I doing?’ ” he said.

“I didn’t hear anybody because the fans were crazy.” "

The Oilers just got a goal called back in the last minute of play. The emotions of the place was spontaneous and raucous like a roller coaster-it was deafening. Then suddenly Yakupov ties it with less than 5 seconds left and the place erupts like a playoff hockey atmosphere. Give me a break.

The 18 year old kid was on cloud 9 and acting on raw emotion and adenaline which was like the Rexall atmosphere. Isn't this what hockey is all about-fun and exciting? He is a passionate hockey player who plays with his heart on his sleeve.

I say relax your sphincter, you don't always have to walk around with a tight gazoo...