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Tag Archives: Nail Yakupov
5-Years Later: Evaluation of Top Forwards Picked in 2012 Draft
Leading into the NHL Entry Draft of 2012, the consensus #1 pick was expected to be Nail Yakupov, a Russian-born player who played Juniors with the Sarnia Sting. One slogan for slumping teams in tank mode was “Fail for Nail”.
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Tagged 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Alexander Galchenyuk, Andreas Athanasiou, Brandon Gaunce, Brian Bickell, Codi Ceci, Colton Parayko, Connor Brown, Diane Doyle, Filip Forsberg, Hampus Lindholm, HC Slavia Praha, Henrik Samuelsson, Jacob Trouba, Jimmy Vesey, Josh Anderson, Mark Jankowski, Matthew Dumba, Mikhail Grigorenko, Morgan Reilly, Nail Yakupov, Olli Maatta, Radek Faksa, Ryan Murray, Sarnia Sting, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostisbehere, Stefan Matteau, Tanner Pearson, Teuvo Teravainen, Tom Wilson, tomas hertl;, Zemgus Girgensons
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The Case For Nail Yakupov
Photo: Ian Kucerak Agence QMI That title alone is going to cause a ruckus. When I first pondered the idea of the Washington Capitals trading for Yakupov over the years I instantly shook my head with a resounding “no”.
NHL Weekly Re-wind – For Week Ending 10/31/15
Eastern Conference Review This week’s Eastern Conference round up has news coming out of Detroit, Buffalo, and Columbus, and Montreal. The Detroit Red Wings’s season has taken another hit, literally. Former Caps defenseman Mike Green is on the shelf for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Sobolik, Bob Murray, Bobby Ryan, Brandon Dubinsky, Brandon Prust, Bruce Boudreau, Connor McDavid, Dan Hamhuis, Devan Dubnyk, Evander Kane, George Foussekis, Jeff Carter, John Tortorella, Jonas Hiller, Ken Holland, Kevin Shattenkirk, Mike Green, Nail Yakupov, Pavel Datsuk, Todd McLellan, Tyler Toffoli, Weekly Rewind, Zach Parise
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