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Originally Posted by Ezio
Why would you leave Yakupov in Russia? It just doesn't make sense when he is already the team's most dynamic scoring threat and clearly NHL caliber. This would be as dumb as the Lightning leaving down Stamkos to preserve a ELC year.
You're right, a year down in the WHL wouldn't have hurt him. However, spending a season with the parent NHL club and finishing 2nd in Calder voting is much better for player experience.
If you want to look at a team that might've rushed their prospect, look at Winnipeg with Burmistrov.
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Blame the Thrashers
And the Jets learned the lesson: see Schiefele