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Originally Posted by Hockey Fan #751
That's the thing about 2012. Even if it's acknowledged that Yakupov was an awful pick, if you go back to that day who would you select instead? Ryan Murray I guess, but he hasn't been lights out amazing. Certainly would have been a million times better than Yakupov in retrospect but no slam dunk alternative selection there.
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Everyone and their mom was screaming at the Oilers to trade the pick. Yakupov's value was never higher than the day before he was drafted. Most #1 picks are like that. They probably could have got a bonafide top-2 dman for a #1 overall pick.