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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
Recap:
Tried for 4 years to help Yak into a position to succeed
Nail loves Edmonton as a City, loves the fans, but needs to be in a different situation
Tried to find him a new team
Likes Chiarelli, spoke to him about keeping this quiet. Very professional. Spoke to MacLellan
Asked if Nail would be an Oiler next year: Yak would like to stay, but he needs a skilled center and to play with someone who can use his strengths.
5 coaches.
They spoke to several teams but ultimately Edmonton had to make a decision so its out of his hands.
Postponed conversation after the deadline passed and will pick up again in the summer
Lots of opportunities to find him the right spot or to play him where he needs to be.
He has to have consistency with who his center is.
Larionov is coming across inherently reasonable in this.
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I don't know - when you start to ask for things like consistency of centres, and the attributes of the player he needs to play with to succeed - doesn't come across well.
Nothing in this interview, based on the re-cap, will help the Oilers get value for Yak. Which suits me just fine.