Seeing as you talk shìt every offseason-December then dissappear from this site once the Oilers start losing, it's understandable that you would fail to hear about his very public trade request that came prior to the deadline of his final year in Edmonton.
Here's an interview with his agent about it:
https://oilersnation.com/...es-yakupov-trade-request/
- fry
I'm no fair weather fan like those who visit the Saddledome. I ride it out proudly year round. Take a look from the blogs Jan-now and see how often I have posted the bleach and tide pods pics as a suggestion to JB. Yak was never #2 on the depth chart except for possibly his rookie season.
12-13 RW1 - Eberle. RW2 -Hemsky
13-14 same as previous year
14-15 RW1 - Eberle. RW2 - Purcell.
15-16 RW1/2 Eberle/Drai.
But keep telling yourself what you want to to believe Bennett is not in bust territory. Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep better at night.