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Originally Posted by Saqe
Looking at him play today and he still looks the same, a supposedly offensive 3rd line winger who has lost confidence in his offense while carrying a 2.5 million cap hit. Hard to like anything about his game.
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While true, I think a lot of it has to do with the 'Russian Factor.'
We talk about it a lot in regards to draft position, but it also affects performance.
I think in a lot of respects Yakupov is just done with Edmonton. Once his shine wore off and they moved on to newer shinier toys he just slumped.
A change of scenery might be just what he needs.