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Originally Posted by jschick88
Stauffer sure likes to drink the blue Kool-Aid.
@Bob_Stauffer Nail Yakupov through 62NHL GP 18-16-34. Fellow #1 overall and ex-Sarnia Sting Steven Stamkos thru 62NHL GP...14-17-31...Relax! |
That's pretty disingenuous and is prone to set unrealistic expectations for the Oilers fan base. What Stauffer fails to mention is that after game #62, Stamkos figured it out, and never looked back. He scored 15 points in his final 17 of his rookies season, and followed that up with a +90 point second year. Furthermore, Stamkos had already started to show sure signs of breaking out even before game #50.
What should be most troubling for the Oilers and their fans—but of course, Stauffer ignores this rather critical point—is that Yakupov LOOKS WORSE now than he did at any point last year. Also missing is the CRUCIAL FACT that Yakupov is NOT playing his rookie season like Stamkos was, and that Stamkos became a point/game player before his 20th birthday.