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Originally Posted by stemit14
I hear so many people trying to side with yakupov and it confuses me. They try to use the excuse that he is young and still learning and you can't give up on him yet. After pulling a stunt like this with his going public about ice time and playing as bad as he is... I would get rid of him so fast it would make his head spin.
He's 20 years old and he thinks he can dictate to the coaches how he needs to be used?! There are literally thousands of hockey players out there that could be doing a better job than him right now and they would do whatever it takes to be even given the chance to play 2 minutes in an NHL game. He hasn't done a thing to earn the right to be given so much slack from the coaching staff and management. And now he's taking things into his own hands by talking 2 minute long shifts?!
Forget trading him... I would teach him some humility by sending him down to the minors. Who cares if he chooses to pout and go to Russia instead... Good riddance and let him stay there. If he ever wants to come back to the greatest league in the world he would have to fulfill his original contract. And I would put him right back to the minors again to make him earn a spot.
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It's already pretty bad, but I think Yakupov is the player that is ultimately going to bring the ship down.
The spotlight is on him, and he has no interest in playing for the oilers. He's playing for himself now, and he won't listen to anyone. Wouldn't be surprised if after his next goal he celebrates by himself.