Umm. I think his standing shot is his most lethal weapon. His wrist shot is just as lethal as his one timer. But I think he is more dangerous with zone pressure than off the rush.
Umm. I think his standing shot is his most lethal weapon. His wrist shot is just as lethal as his one timer. But I think he is more dangerous with zone pressure than off the rush.
Teams will just take away the passes if you can't shoot. Being able to move quickly from the half-wall into that prime shooting area is what opens up all of the lanes. Much more difficult for a lefty to move into that location quickly and get off a shot from the left side than it is for a lefty on the right side.
18 Team Full Keeper. Total points.
Start 10 F, 3 D, 1 UTIL, 1 G
3 Points: SHO, 2 Points: G, PPA, SHG, SHA, W, 1 Point: A, PPG, GWG, .25 Points: BLK, .1 Points: FOW, SOG, SV, .15 Points: HIT, -.05 Points: FOL, -.15 Points: GA
Forwards: Backstrom, Barre-Boulet, Beauvillier, Caufield, Dickinson, Donato, Donskoi, Gourde, Greenway, Horvat, Kase, Keller, Kuznetsov, MacKinnon, Marchessault, J. T. Miller, Sikura, Tarasenko, Zegras
Defense: Barrie, Brannstrom, Cholowski, Honka, Matheson, Pulock, Shattenkirk
Goal: Dubnyk, Jarry, Markstrom, Merzlikins
2014-15, 2016-17 MHL Champions!
18 Team Full Keeper. Total points.
Start 10 F, 3 D, 1 UTIL, 1 G
3 Points: SHO, 2 Points: G, PPA, SHG, SHA, W, 1 Point: A, PPG, GWG, .25 Points: BLK, .1 Points: FOW, SOG, SV, .15 Points: HIT, -.05 Points: FOL, -.15 Points: GA
Forwards: Backstrom, Barre-Boulet, Beauvillier, Caufield, Dickinson, Donato, Donskoi, Gourde, Greenway, Horvat, Kase, Keller, Kuznetsov, MacKinnon, Marchessault, J. T. Miller, Sikura, Tarasenko, Zegras
Defense: Barrie, Brannstrom, Cholowski, Honka, Matheson, Pulock, Shattenkirk
Goal: Dubnyk, Jarry, Markstrom, Merzlikins
2014-15, 2016-17 MHL Champions!
It's party on Yak. He needs to shoot more and use his teammates better. But I don't feel Eakins puts Yak in positions where he can be most successful (Ovie can't play defense, but gets 10 PP/min per game because of his shot) things like that. Not saying Yak is Ovie, but not letting Yak play offense because you don't like that he isn't Bergeron defensively is setting him up to fail not succeed.
I know the hope (around here) is that the Oilers will fire Eakins and give the reins to someone who loves Yakupov's offence, but is that really the better solution?
Is Yakupov better off to see the Oil stick with Eakins, and hopefully the stability makes everyone better, or should I hitch my buggy firmly to the "Fire Eakins!" camp?
18 Team Full Keeper. Total points.
Start 10 F, 3 D, 1 UTIL, 1 G
3 Points: SHO, 2 Points: G, PPA, SHG, SHA, W, 1 Point: A, PPG, GWG, .25 Points: BLK, .1 Points: FOW, SOG, SV, .15 Points: HIT, -.05 Points: FOL, -.15 Points: GA
Forwards: Backstrom, Barre-Boulet, Beauvillier, Caufield, Dickinson, Donato, Donskoi, Gourde, Greenway, Horvat, Kase, Keller, Kuznetsov, MacKinnon, Marchessault, J. T. Miller, Sikura, Tarasenko, Zegras
Defense: Barrie, Brannstrom, Cholowski, Honka, Matheson, Pulock, Shattenkirk
Goal: Dubnyk, Jarry, Markstrom, Merzlikins
2014-15, 2016-17 MHL Champions!
I'm personally hitched to the "Trade Yakupov" camp. I think an Eakins firing is two years away at least, as the Oiler's attempt to search for stability. Tough to say if that is the smart call or not. I think the only way Eakins gets fired is if Edmonton somehow does even worse next year.
I'm in the same camp. Too many similar players to Yakupov in Edmonton to really maximize his worth. I mean, it's all well and good to say the Oilers need to make better use of him but it's hard when he's so redundant. At the same time, they've reduced his value so much by not showing off how good he can be that it's a wonder if they'll get fair value in return.
This is part of the reason I think they should keep Yak and trade Eberle.
As in I think the best thing for the Oilers is to trade Eberle. The best thing for my fantasy team is a Yak trade.
I (hope) I'm correct in assuming we agree Eberle is pretty bad defensively. Yak isn't good there either. So if you keep one and trade one, you are keeping them for their offense.
I think Eberle has way more trade value than Yak. I also think Yak is a far superior offensive player to Eberle, even if his points haven't shown it.
But as a Yak owner, I wish he could get out of Edmonton.
I'd be all in on trading Eberle as well, but mainly because he would get a much better return than Yakupov. However, this year is so key in all of these young guys figuring things out.