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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
Again, not defending the Oilers or Yakupov, but the fact that he scored goals after they were out of it, shouldn't be held against him. Couldn't you say the same thing for Baertschi?
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Yup, I guess you could.
At the end of the day, I'd say Yakupov's value is dropping. He's hurt himself significantly so far this year and since being sat out two games he's come back for the next two and............ looked lazy and uninterested unless he has the puck on his stick. He doesn't forecheck, doesn't backcheck and is generally useless unless the puck is on his stick, and so far this year he's been useless then too.
Sven got called out by the President of the team and has played significantly better, earning praise from his coach.
Yak, not so much.