Toyotasfan Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 That return was pointless, there have been far better players available on waivers the past week, for free. This is just a contract dump. I think with some development Nail can be a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 hahahaha former 1st overall for that return Oil fans made fun of McCann for Gudbranson deal and they get this return for Yakupov LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKool Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 And I think the Oilers simply have no intention to resign Yakupov after this season. So Instead of letting him go with nth in return, and conditional 3rd is better than nth, and at the same time getting rid of this contract to sign a D they need, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortankin Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 We couldn't offer a 2nd for him? FIRE BENNING IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! HAHAHA yeah right Benning is awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortankin Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, CaptainKool said: And I think the Oilers simply have no intention to resign Yakupov after this season. So Instead of letting him go with nth in return, and conditional 3rd is better than nth, and at the same time getting rid of this contract to sign a D they need, Your name should say "Captain Kool Aid" has a good ring to it. Lil off topic my bad ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Wow talk about getting great value in return. Good job chia, good job. With every management change Oilers have, the decision making and the quality of deals keeps getting worse. The problem? Non of these clowns in charge know how to build a team. Over the decades oilers management has had a hard on for first overall forwards and continually missed the chance to round out their team by picking D-men. Now with the management change, the same issue exists and that is proper team building and asset management. The timing of their deals? Terrible. These types of deals happen when the asset is overvalued And it's only worsened when the management doesn't understand how to deal from a position of strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 2 hours ago, ice orca said: Yak has to play under Hitchcock, bet he bolts to the KHL midseason. I was gonna say. Last season for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKool Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I do hope Yakupov score 14 for the blues with many many many assists, like 60. So that Oilers stay with their 3rd round pick =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, CaptainKool said: And I think the Oilers simply have no intention to resign Yakupov after this season. So Instead of letting him go with nth in return, and conditional 3rd is better than nth, and at the same time getting rid of this contract to sign a D they need, With moves like this he likely already has the GM of the year award locked down. Bottom line is Yakupov is like going to have a bounce back year and St.Louis is going to benefit from it. This is the definition of selling low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKool Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1 minute ago, DeNiro said: With moves like this he likely already has the GM of the year award locked down. Bottom line is Yakupov is like going to have a bounce back year and St.Louis is going to benefit from it. This is the definition of selling low. As I said, the best scenario of this trade will be Yakupov is having a bounce back year, scoring 14 goals for them and with many many many assists. So the Oilers stay with their conditional 3rd round pick. Btw, if the blues make the playoff, does the 15 goals condition include the goals from playoff??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 ... Yakapov will probably work really well with Tarasenko .. blues easily win this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, CaptainKool said: As I said, the best scenario of this trade will be Yakupov is having a bounce back year, scoring 14 goals for them and with many many many assists. So the Oilers stay with their conditional 3rd round pick. Btw, if the blues make the playoff, does the 15 goals condition include the goals from playoff??? I would think it's just regular season. The best case scenario for me would see Yakupov score 25 goals and 50 points and make the Oilers look stupid. A second round pick is hardly a consolation prize for a young 25-30 goal scorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 One team's garbage is another team's gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKool Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 The oilers should've at least tried and ask for Kevin Shattenkirk =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, DeNiro said: I would think it's just regular season. The best case scenario for me would see Yakupov score 25 goals and 50 points and make the Oilers look stupid. A second round pick is hardly a consolation prize for a young 25-30 goal scorer. And St. Louis wins the cup to lower the value of the 2nd round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 So, Chia basically traded Hall and Yakupov for Larsson and Pochiro? And some media voted Benning the worst GM in the league? Reading about this trade makes me appreciate Benning even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 And people wanted to lynch benning for giving up McCann ... at least he got a top 4 d in return..imagine if benning gave up a first overall pick for a bag of marbles.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMillerTime Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 2 hours ago, suitup said: I've always liked Yakupov. Struggled in a poorly managed Oilers team, and never have I ever heard him complain or whine even though he was put on the third line after winning the Calder. Problem wasn't so much that he had bad linemates, he just wasn't developed properly by management. Always seemed like a passionate player that was just happy to play. I was hoping he could suit up for us, but we don't have the room, pieces, or even development for it to make sense. Hope he finds his stride in STL and best of luck! Hubberdeu won it or however you spell his name for the calder that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 experts are mostly wrong cept for the eastern teams the west they are clueless,this trade makes sense for both and like say yak plays like an AHLer who expects to be better then he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Just now, cripplereh said: experts are mostly wrong cept for the eastern teams the west they are clueless,this trade makes sense for both and like say yak plays like an AHLer who expects to be better then he is Not sure how this trade makes sense for both sides. The Oilers don't need more picks, they need NHL players. If they're gonna trade Yakupov they needed a really solid role player or a decent young bottom pairing D-man. A 3rd pick does them absolutely no good. With good coaching he can be an electrifying player. The problem is the Oilers didn't have good coaching and he probably had different coaches telling him different things every year. If he can have one coach get through to him and say "this is how you need to play" he can still be a top 6 scorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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