Tried to warn you guys about quicksand feet Reinhart. Will never be more than a 6-7 dman what a sad trade

I actually think tanners a quality writer, but I'll agree that it woulda just been more of the same.
"Everyone else's fault. Mact, Eakins, McClellan, Katz, chiarelli, linemates etc add whoever else to the list you like"

As usual it seems Adam French Hit nail on the head. We can play the blame game all we want, or continue to hope that if we hold on just a little longer maybe this time his value will go up.
I believe yaks can be a quality nhl'er somewhere else's. But his game has so many flaws and he struggles far more often than he excels, so maybe it's just time to move on from a situation that just isn't working..?

I'd love to see him succeed, it'd do so much for the organization. But watching rookie caggiula and castoff versteeg (2 of those aforementioned terrible linemates that havent given yaks the opportunity to succeed) have solid/effective nights this preseason while yaks is lost and useless on the other wing, makes it easy for me to sleep well even if we deal him now for a mediocre return
- HB77

Agree with all of this. Suprised French is the only one saying trade him. He's asked for a trade multiple times and went public at the end of last season.

The other guys can talk wasted potential all they want; he wants out and they should get him off the roster ASAP.

Remove the 2nd and you have an interesting proposal imo.
- Scabeh

Nail Yakupov for Ryan Murphy.
- BINGO!

yes please

TO PIT: Yak + 2nd
TO EDM: Derek Pouliot + Eric Fehr

Moving Fehr is for financial purposes
- Rinosaur

Yak for Schultz

yes please
- LittleRickyV2

I can see it happening. Murphy wasn't on the ice for practice this morning. Looks like he's the 7th defenseman and Roland McKeown beat him out for his spot.

Tried to warn you guys about quicksand feet Reinhart. Will never be more than a 6-7 dman what a sad trade
- Sirmerksalot

As did I. See that Reinhart has been sent to the A...about time.

What concerns me about Chiarelli is he said he'd been watching Reinhart & that's why he wanted him; he said the same about Larsson.

Boy did Daryl Katz and Kevin Lowe ever (frank) up that franchise badly. It's only thru complete luck and mismanagement that they're going to succeed at all from their high draft picks.
- LeftCoaster

Captain Obvious blind to his own backyard?

He's no Mark Jankowski
- lumlums

That's a weak comparison. 1st overall isn't nowhere NEAR a late first.

For the record, I believe Jankowski will be the better player. I know, not difficult.

That's a weak comparison. 1st overall isn't nowhere NEAR a late first.

For the record, I believe Jankowski will be the better player. I know, not difficult.
- Misterbator

Bet we could get a 2nd round pick for Janko right now.

HockeyBuzz Hotstove: Hotstove: Should the Edmonton Oilers trade Nail Yakupov?
- ToddCordellVAN

I see Frenchy once again proves he's the brightest hockey mind blogging here. The wait and see plan has worked out so great for the Oilers

He was paired with Leon in his rookie year and Leon was sent back to jr.