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Re: Yakupov Interview [message #825427 is a reply to message #825422 ]	Mon, 11 September 2023 08:26

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Kr55 wrote on Fri, 08 September 2023 19:21

Think many here saw something similar to what Yak describes. He knows it part his fault too, but he is what he is. He dominated Jr with a skill set that didn't translate easily to the NHL and he did a.poor job of adapting and self motivating. With perfect circumstances and support.maybe he could have ended up a decent 2nd liner, but he didn't get the luck needed.

What a disaster that MacT GM hire was. We actually had a decent core of players setting up, but needed some major trades to fill holes on D and the forward depth. MacT didn't have a clue. And he hired a coach that was just as in over his head as Yakupov was. Only Eakins could try to compensate for his sucking by scapegoating and treating players like garbage. We had a perfectly good HC in Krueger to build up confidence in the young players, and could have hired a more demanding coach when it looked like we were ready to contend.

Of course all the embarrassing moves by this org got us McDavid and Drai.

As you said, I think Yak had a skill set that worked well in junior. I don't know for sure but my guess is that his junior coach placed an emphasis on that skill set for him because it helped the team score goals vs trying to round out his game. I have heard it reported many, many times that Yak LOVED to work on the things he did well. I don't remember Yak from year to year after a long offseason of supposed training, coming into the next season looking better. He never looked faster, he never looked stronger on the boards, his shot never looked faster or harder. He just looked the same year after year and because he never did anything to improve, teams figured out how to neutralize him and it was pretty easy. I do question Yak's coachability because he never improved as an Oiler, he never changed his game and if you look at his stats from the KHL and hear what has been talked about, he doesn't do overly well over there either. In my opinion, if a guy is coachable and wants to improve, when you are approaching 30, you'd think the light would have clicked in and he would have made changes. It doesn't appear he has.

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