Category: Nail Yakupov
Oilers Trade Tree: From Yakupov to Skinner
Sarnia Sting‘Fail for Nail’ rang through streets of Edmonton during the 2011-12 NHL season as the Edmonton Oilers, for the sixth straight year, slotted as lottery hopefuls rather than playoff contenders.…
Read moreFormer Oilers Draft Bust Signs With Chinese Team
OilersOne of the biggest NHL draft busts of this century has decided to sign on for the coming season with China's Kunlun Red Star in the Kontinental Hockey League. Nail Yakupov was the No. 1 overall selection by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2012 NHL Draft, but after six largely disappointing seasons in th...
Read moreNail Yakupov Signs With KHL’s Kunlun Red Star
Nail YakupovFree agent winger Nail Yakupov is sticking in the Kontinental Hockey League for the seventh year in a row, as he signed a one-year deal with China’s Kunlun Red Star today (X link). It’s the third KHL team of the past three seasons for the 2012 first-overall pick. Yakupov’s story as a draft bust is w...
Read more2012 Redraft: What if the Edmonton Oilers Didn’t Take Nail Yakupov?
Nail YakupovNail Yakupov is one of the NHL’s most notable draft busts in recent memory. The Edmonton Oilers surely whiffed on this first-overall pick in 2012, as Yakupov contributed next to…
Read more10 Biggest Oilers Draft Busts Since 2000
OilersThe Edmonton Oilers struggles at the draft table have been well documented over the years. Poor drafting and developing has been a critical factor in why the Oilers have made…
Read moreOilers Trade Tree: From Yakupov to Skinner
Nail Yakupov‘Fail for Nail’ rang through streets of Edmonton during the 2011-12 NHL season as the Edmonton Oilers, for the sixth straight year, slotted as lottery hopefuls rather than playoff contenders.…
Read more10 Biggest Oilers Draft Busts Since 2000
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsThe Edmonton Oilers struggles at the draft table have been well documented over the years. Poor drafting and developing has been a critical factor in why the Oilers have made…
Read moreOilers: What Happened To Former 1st Overall Pick Nail Yakupov?
Nail YakupovLeading into the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, all eyes were on potential generational talent, Russian forward Nail Yakupov. Yakupov played the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons with the Sarnia Sting of…
Read moreOilers Trade Tree: From Yakupov to Skinner
Sarnia Sting‘Fail for Nail’ rang through streets of Edmonton during the 2011-12 NHL season as the Edmonton Oilers, for the sixth straight year, slotted as lottery hopefuls rather than playoff contenders.…
Read more2012 Redraft: What if the Edmonton Oilers Didn’t Take Nail Yakupov?
Nail YakupovNail Yakupov is one of the NHL’s most notable draft busts in recent memory. The Edmonton Oilers surely whiffed on this first-overall pick in 2012, as Yakupov contributed next to…
Read more2022-23 Top 10 Edmonton Oilers Prospects
Taylor HallThere are several recent prospect graduates providing support roles, with more on the cusp, but will any of them prove to be high-impact players?
Read more10 Biggest Oilers Draft Busts Since 2000
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsThe Edmonton Oilers struggles at the draft table have been well documented over the years. Poor drafting and developing has been a critical factor in why the Oilers have made the playoffs just four times since the 2000-01 season. Here are ten of the biggest draft busts in Oilers history dating back...
Read more5 Things to Know About New Oilers Defenceman Ryan Murray
Edmonton OilersOn Friday (Sept. 2), the Edmonton Oilers agreed to with free-agent defenceman Ryan Murray, formerly of the Colorado Avalanche. The surprise signing was met with good-natured amusement by many fans, who had wanted them to draft Murray in 2012 when Edmonton held the first overall selection. Here are...
Read moreRanking the Oilers’ First-Round Picks of the Past 10 Years
OilersThe Edmonton Oilers have done well drafting in the first round and a good percentage of their team is made up of players they drafted. That is how championship teams…
Read moreAt The Top Of The NHL Draft
Erik Johnsonfrom Matt Porter of the Boston Globe, For many developing hockey players, the last 16 months have been a struggle. Games were canceled, rinks were closed, and growth opportunities were lost. The most dedicated of players adapted and now hockey life everywhere is approaching normalcy. But there’...
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