Richard Cloutier: Yakupov to Montreal? Please Stop, You're Killing Me!

fist..... Oilhorse you know what to do. And laughs, go pound a fleshlight or something

Your whole team can't be untouchable... that seems somewhat counter productive. You have to give to get, and if that means someone like yak, if it makes your team better you do it.

Your whole team can't be untouchable... that seems somewhat counter productive. You have to give to get, and if that means someone like yak, if it makes your team better you do it.
- Deadmau55

Does yak himself not make the team better???

Your whole team can't be untouchable... that seems somewhat counter productive. You have to give to get, and if that means someone like yak, if it makes your team better you do it.
- Deadmau55

Okay, so trade me Doughty and Kopitar, and you can have Yakupov. Deal?

Okay, so trade me Doughty and Kopitar, and you can have Yakupov. Deal?
- Maxbone

lol how does that make the kings better? That's not even.... no.

Okay, so trade me Doughty and Kopitar, and you can have Yakupov. Deal?
- Maxbone

Drama Queen...

Drama Queen...
- LeftCoaster

That's a terrible thing to call Doughty.

Does yak himself not make the team better???
- ruttager17

how has building a team with ONLY flashy offensive forwards worked so far

That's a terrible thing to call Doughty.
- Maxbone

Cup Champ sounds better.

If the Oilers are trying to move anyone......


much better

That's a terrible thing to call Doughty.
- Maxbone

If the shoe fits.

how has building a team with ONLY flashy offensive forwards worked so far
- flashfire

The WHOLE point of my comment was missed. If you could trade yak for someone better you should do it..... kind of common sense.

how has building a team with ONLY flashy offensive forwards worked so far
- flashfire

dont know yet.
looks promising, but year 3 of a total rebuild hasnt even started...

how has building a team with ONLY flashy offensive forwards worked so far
- flashfire

They have only drafted "flashy offensive forwards" thus far???

dont know yet.
looks promising, but year 3 of a total rebuild hasnt even started...
- hugefemale dog77

Without a rock solid goalie and a strong defensive system its going to be tough to win consistently. Yes Edmonton is loaded up front, but Schultz and Klefbom are prospects so there is no guarantee their game is going to translate to the NHL.

The WHOLE point of my comment was missed. If you could trade yak for someone better you should do it..... kind of common sense.
- Deadmau55

of course u have a point. a list of untouchables needs to be much smaller. we're not getting a stud player for a group of guys no one wants.

but for now yaks needs to be untouchable because its tougher with him
because we dont know whos better. could turn out to be hardly anyone...

of course u have a point. a list of untouchables needs to be much smaller. we're not getting a stud player for a group of guys no one wants.
but for now yaks needs to be untouchable becauseits tougher with him
because we dont know whos better. could turn out to be hardly anyone...
- hugefemale dog77

Fair point, but if you trade him for someone good, then yaks turns out to be a bust? It goes both ways.

Richard Cloutier: Yakupov to Montreal? Please Stop, You're Killing Me!
- Maxbone

But... but... Galchenyuk misses him...

Without a rock solid goalie and a strong defensive system its going to be tough to win consistently. Yes Edmonton is loaded up front, but Schultz and Klefbom are prospects so there is no guarantee their game is going to translate to the NHL.
- fudd1689

dubnyk could still be that guy. he hasnt got his chance to be a true number 1 yet. which he will this next season.

he certainly HASNT proven he cant do it, far from it actually. we'll see soon enough..

petrys developing and showed some real promise last year. smid was a warrior for us. whitney SAYS hes healthy etc etc.
point is, it might not completely depend on klefbom turning into a superstar etc.

theres no guarantee of course. but these conjectures without any solid info to back these claims up is silly. just seems like a line of thinking gets brought up and everyone just goes with it as conventional wisdom.

dubnyk could still be that guy. he hasnt got his chance to be a true number 1 yet. which he will this next season.

he certainly HASNT proven he cant do it, far from it actually. we'll see..

petrys developing and showed some real promise last year. smid was a warrior for us. whitney SAYS hes healthy etc etc.

theres no guarantee of course. but these conjectures without any real info to back said claims up is silly. just seems like a line of thinking gets brought up and everyone just goes with it as conventional wisdom.
- hugefemale dog77

Fair point, but if you trade him for someone good, then yaks turns out to be a bust? It goes both ways.
- Deadmau55

absolutely. but at this point. its not worth the risk.

imo, the oilers need to show some real improvement this year. another lottery pick would be disaster.
but
i feel like tambs can add some pieces or stop gaps (until klefbom-schultz etc) and make us better without completely selling the farm.
a major move like that can wait till we are ready to take that step to contender imo.

i also might be abit protective of yaks too to be fair... i think hes gonna be the real deal.
even with us needing a superstar dman so desperately goin into this draft, i was still completely on board with taking another winger. im more confident of yaks than i ever was with hall or even nuge.

But... but... Galchenyuk misses him...
- Dgrdnr

Well send him over we'll welcome him with open arms

dubnyk could still be that guy. he hasnt got his chance to be a true number 1 yet. which he will this next season.

he certainly HASNT proven he cant do it, far from it actually. we'll see..

petrys developing and showed some real promise last year. smid was a warrior for us. whitney SAYS hes healthy etc etc.

theres no guarantee of course. but these conjectures without any real info to back said claims up is silly. just seems like a line of thinking gets brought up and everyone just goes with it as conventional wisdom.
- hugefemale dog77

Valid points, I agree that Dubnyk hasnt had the chance to showcase his worth as a starter. He may very well turn out to be a very good #1.

As for defense, I think Smid is a solid shut down guy, but Im not sold on Whitneys health. Nick Schultz is good, not great.

I dont think Edm is in a situation where they're on a downward spiral, I just dont think they have enough pieces on the back end to really turn the corner. I know its early and they are a young team, but it seems a lot of there future success is built off player projections. Just my 2 cents.

Richard Cloutier: Yakupov to Montreal? Please Stop, You're Killing Me!
- Maxbone

"Maybe if it's Subban AND Carey Price coming back the other way."