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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I would not spend a pick in the 34-38 range on Yakupov, no.
In as much as we do need options on right wing, Yakupov is a classic leech. He doesn't make the players around him better, and that means you have to tailor your line-up to suit him. And honestly, paying $2.5 million on top of a good pick for a guy who puts up the same offence as Joe Colborne is not a wise allocation of our assets, imnsho.
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I think we spent more and gave more money to Hamilton based on potential, not based on what he has done. Something that is lost in this conversation is the fact the guy has played for a different coach every year he has been in the league, and one of the worst coaches in the history of the league. It takes time to learn a new system, takes time to understand what he expects from him. If he had some stability then he would most likely be a much better player.