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Originally Posted by VERVE
I rather have a guy who is passionate about the game and loves to be part of the team by contributing than having a player displaying the polar oppostie. As long as he keeps scoring clutch goals to win games and being a young player of 18, does it really matter if situation sometimes get lost in translation in terms of his celebration(?)
It speaks volume about his character when Krueger has him out there during OT or an Oilers empty net situation-both times he came through and at the end of the day, a win is what counts the most.
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Speaks volume about his character to have him out there on a 4-3 PP in OT? My god man - his game is perfectly suited to that situation. He's out there because that's what he's good at doing.
Yakupov will be run out of Edmonton in 5 years or less when they realize that he's not a guy you win with. The club will win with guys like Eberle, RNH, and Schultz - those are the guys you build around. Yakupov will prove to be a distraction and eventually when they move him - they will take another step.
All my opinion as a guy who hasn't been a fan of Yak since before the draft.