Is it time for the Oilers to bail on Nail? He hasn't been living up to his 1st overall hype from 4 years ago. His rookie season was his best when he had a 0.65 points per game average.
Since then it's gone down to 0.38, 0.40 and 0.39. He's got one year left on his contract after this season.
Question is, what teams are interested in him and at what price? Would he bounce back with another team or will he bail on the NHL and go back to Russia?
It's interesting, actually... to start this season, he was playing with McDavid, and you actually saw flashes of that player he was supposed to be. Then they both go injured.
Yak was even playing fairly well when he first came back, but ever since McDavid returned, he's been completely invisible. It's too bad, because if he could have kept it up, there would have been interest, I think.
A 1st overall pick is supposed to make everyone around him better, not be dependent on someone else to be successful
My personal opinion is that Yakupov is never going to be "the guy" by himself. But put him with the right player, and he can be an incredibly good complimentary piece.
He's been partially ruined by the string of bad coaches, and partially by his own attitude.
Is it time for the Oilers to bail on Nail? He hasn't been living up to his 1st overall hype from 4 years ago. His rookie season was his best when he had a 0.65 points per game average.
Since then it's gone down to 0.38, 0.40 and 0.39. He's got one year left on his contract after this season.
Question is, what teams are interested in him and at what price? Would he bounce back with another team or will he bail on the NHL and go back to Russia?
It's interesting, actually... to start this season, he was playing with McDavid, and you actually saw flashes of that player he was supposed to be. Then they both go injured.
Yak was even playing fairly well when he first came back, but ever since McDavid returned, he's been completely invisible. It's too bad, because if he could have kept it up, there would have been interest, I think.
So glad edmonton didn't take Murray's offer a few years back. Pretty sure he was the player Murray wanted.
Is it time for the Oilers to bail on Nail? He hasn't been living up to his 1st overall hype from 4 years ago. His rookie season was his best when he had a 0.65 points per game average.
Since then it's gone down to 0.38, 0.40 and 0.39. He's got one year left on his contract after this season.
Question is, what teams are interested in him and at what price? Would he bounce back with another team or will he bail on the NHL and go back to Russia?
It's interesting, actually... to start this season, he was playing with McDavid, and you actually saw flashes of that player he was supposed to be. Then they both go injured.
Yak was even playing fairly well when he first came back, but ever since McDavid returned, he's been completely invisible. It's too bad, because if he could have kept it up, there would have been interest, I think.
Is it time for the Oilers to bail on Nail? He hasn't been living up to his 1st overall hype from 4 years ago. His rookie season was his best when he had a 0.65 points per game average.
Since then it's gone down to 0.38, 0.40 and 0.39. He's got one year left on his contract after this season.
Question is, what teams are interested in him and at what price? Would he bounce back with another team or will he bail on the NHL and go back to Russia?
