10-08-2016, 06:58 PM
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#201
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I'm not ready to call Yakupov a 1st overall bust until I see how he does on a new team. The Oilers have a way of taking good prospects and stunting them.
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10-08-2016, 07:04 PM
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#202
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Check the conditions on the draft pick. I think you'd rather he score 14 goals and no more.
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Having a high pick doesn't matter. It could be a 1st rounder or a 4th rounder and they'd screw it up all the same.
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10-08-2016, 07:32 PM
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#203
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First Line Centre
Join Date: May 2011
Location: in the belly of the beast.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Honestly the Oilers need to take away the trading rights on Chia's computer account.
The Reinhart trade was breathtakingly bad
The Hall for Larsson trade isn't a great trade value wise.
Now Yak for a conditional third and a prospect that is so far from the NHL that he's already practicing his "I was a NHL prospect, at his local beer league game"
The only thing he's done well is draft first overall and pick McMenis, which frankly I could have done for a 1/4 of the salary.
Make no mistake, this team looks to be worse then last year especially offensively.
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No, now he can say he was traded for a first overall pick, more cachet. 
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10-08-2016, 07:50 PM
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#204
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DionTheDman
Having a high pick doesn't matter. It could be a 1st rounder or a 4th rounder and they'd screw it up all the same.
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Sure, but why give them a chance to ruin a player that has a good shot at an NHL career? The Oilers having a 2nd round pick instead of a 3rd round pick would just take away another possible NHLer from the rest of the league, and that's basically a crime against humanity.
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10-08-2016, 10:11 PM
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#205
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: About 5200 Miles from the Dome
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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
What's the diff? 2nd and 3rd round picks don't improve the Oilers.  |
So far first round picks don't improve them either.
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10-08-2016, 11:21 PM
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#206
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Calgary, AB
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Relax everybody! Mc Jesus with not even a full nhl season under his belt as the new captain will lead them to the promised land! 
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10-09-2016, 12:26 AM
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#207
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Patrik Štefan is still a bigger first overall draft bust in my mind, I think Yak has a real chance to redeem himself with a team like St. Louis (and further indict the Oilers as a place where player development stagnates and rots).
Magnus Pääjärvi got the same chance, but it was pretty evident that he needed more AHL seasoning.
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that whole draft with Stefan is strange though, wasnt one of the Sedin's the highest rated prospects? (I remember Brendl more than Stefan too) but because of Burke's manuevering they dropped to 2nd/3rd
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10-09-2016, 12:55 AM
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#208
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I'm not ready to call Yakupov a 1st overall bust until I see how he does on a new team. The Oilers have a way of taking good prospects and stunting them.
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Yep, considering Nugent Hopkins looked like a stud at the World Cup while looking pretty mediocre as an Oiler I would like to see him on a team other than that sad sack of losers up North. Not holding my breath as he hasn't been close to good enough but I think he will play much better as a Blue.
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10-09-2016, 10:32 AM
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#209
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Franchise Player
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I wonder if St Louis would flip Yak to us?
I'd love to try him on the wing on our top line.
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10-09-2016, 10:46 AM
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#210
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
I wonder if St Louis would flip Yak to us?
I'd love to try him on the wing on our top line.
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10-09-2016, 10:58 AM
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#211
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Kaine
This site needs an "un-thanks".
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Up and down-voting, a la Reddit
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10-09-2016, 12:20 PM
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#212
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Elbows Up!!
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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Yep, considering Nugent Hopkins looked like a stud at the World Cup while looking pretty mediocre as an Oiler I would like to see him on a team other than that sad sack of losers up North. Not holding my breath as he hasn't been close to good enough but I think he will play much better as a Blue.
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Once the tenderness gets playing his Xbox again, the shoulders will be toast. He probably looked good in the World Cup because nhl17 wasn't released yet. The tenderness likely plays GM mode a lot to see what kinds of fantasy trades he can whip up involving himself and goes to sleep warmly dreaming of waking up in that new reality.
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10-09-2016, 04:13 PM
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#213
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Worst first overall pick ever?
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Nope, pretty sure that honor goes to Atlanta and Patrik Stefan.
Yakupov is going to turn his career around.
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10-09-2016, 04:27 PM
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#214
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Machiavelli
Up and down-voting, a la Reddit
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that's really the last thing this forum needs.
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10-09-2016, 04:58 PM
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#215
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Three Hills
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Yakupov needs line mates to help him succeed. He's not a player that makes others better. He did great on McDavid's wing and disappeared at all other times. He can be a legitimate NHL player, but I don't think he's ever getting to superstar status.
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10-13-2016, 09:59 PM
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#216
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Yak with 1 G, 1 A tonight in 8.5 min TOI
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10-13-2016, 10:03 PM
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#217
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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lol, awesome.
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10-13-2016, 10:05 PM
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#218
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Was 1st star as well.
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10-13-2016, 10:08 PM
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#219
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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lol, awesome.
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10-13-2016, 10:24 PM
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#220
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton,AB
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Oh man I hope he turns it around
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