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Re: Yakupov Interview [message #825453 is a reply to message #825452 ]	Mon, 18 September 2023 09:57

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inverno76 wrote on Mon, 18 September 2023 08:28

The earlier comparison of Vinnie and Yakupov doesn’t translate.

Desharnais is 27 and has played parts of 6 seasons in the ECHL and AHL. This is how you draft, nurture and support a draft pick. Big Vin after his 1st NHL season has the ability to and awareness to be better due to maturity and organizational development.

As much as Nail hurt himself, it was up to the team to identify his needs and get him to the highest level he could attain with support. It’s true that you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink, but if you don’t give the horse a watering hole then he’s got no choices other than dying or escaping to greener pastures.

Who was comparing Desharnais to Yakupov? I missed that one. Extremely tough comparison.

I agree though - you can't simply say "this is a 1st overall pick, ergo he should be able to jump in to the NHL right away and know what he's doing." They all have development points and they all require coaching and training. And an 18-year old kid is going to have more to learn - even if he's very talented - than a 27-year old, including a ton of lessons away from the game. If he's not from here, doesn't feel super comfortable with the language, etc...well, that only exacerbates it. In the last few years, the Oilers have completely wasted two high picks (if not more - Magnus Paajarvi's career trajectory was pretty similar) because they didn't realize that they need to work to make sure young players are adjusting well to life as an NHL player.

It's not that I don't understand Joe Everyman saying "hey, these guys have it great! They're getting paid a fortune to play a game! Girls swoon at their feet. They get free stuff all the time! They should suck it up and just be good at hockey!" It's just that that extremely simple-minded point of view forgets that they are very young and it's a whirlwind around them and if you're managing a hockey team and investing top picks and a ton of money in them, and if some level of your success depends on their development? Then you shouldn't have that Joe Everyman attitude and instead should find some level of empathy - even if it's just self-interested empathy even!

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Re: Yakupov Interview	By: inverno76 on Mon, 18 September 2023 08:28
Re: Yakupov Interview	By: Adam on Mon, 18 September 2023 09:57
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