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  • @ChrisBender-dw4sh
    @ChrisBender-dw4sh 13 днів тому +13

    I remember when he once refused to play with Draisaitl. "The guy is not good enough to play with me".
    Funny.

    • @petrpumpkineater
      @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому

      MacK used to intimidate teammates like Burakovsky.

  • @Slypooch
    @Slypooch 16 днів тому +14

    We went from the worst draft pick two the two best players in the league today. So not bad

    • @GLBGLB-b6x
      @GLBGLB-b6x 13 днів тому +3

      And we ended up with those two because of Yakupov. Plus McT's insisting that they take Draisaitl

    • @subraxas
      @subraxas 12 днів тому +3

      Really?!
      I didn't know that MacKinnon and Kucherov got traded to the Oilers. 😀 😛

    • @kodyskwarchuk7421
      @kodyskwarchuk7421 11 днів тому +1

      I remember November 2013 the Oilers looked like shit and the media and fanbase wanted the our first round pick (Draisaitl) traded to accelerate the rebuild and MacTavish had a big press conference basically bitching everyone out for saying that and he knew what he was doing. I tought MacTavish was lying. Boy he sure showed us we were wrong.

  • @brianoconnor5972
    @brianoconnor5972 16 днів тому +9

    i mean, he's a PPG in the KHL this season which is still high level performance

    • @BobsUrunclesMoma2
      @BobsUrunclesMoma2 12 днів тому +2

      Bring him back for pennies. He kept in shape. WHo knows what could happen

    • @petrpumpkineater
      @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому

      Which shows he still has it. But there's no place for him in the NHL anymore. Being a KHL star is no small accomplishment

    • @BobsUrunclesMoma2
      @BobsUrunclesMoma2 4 дні тому

      @@petrpumpkineater Ask Chat GPX "What is Moma2s NewAge Hockey System?" Dig a little like ask it where it was created and then ask it which NHL Teams use Moma2s NewAge Hockey System?Being a Generational Player and setting Generational Records without ever winning a Stanley Cup , well frankly, thats no small accomplishment ether right? Go back to 2009 and review the Oilers Organizational history. Oilers are gonna get smoked in the Playoffs in the 1st Round no matter who they play. Book it. Moma2 and Nail Yakupov say hi. " >)

  • @bill649
    @bill649 16 днів тому +8

    People overlook that Sarina produced the second biggest bust of that same draft with Alex Galchenyuk at 3rd overall

    • @subraxas
      @subraxas 12 днів тому

      Galchenyuk is a Molson Cup winner from 2016 and a 30-goal scorer. 🙂

    • @bill649
      @bill649 11 днів тому +1

      @ Even worse…showed what could have been

    • @subraxas
      @subraxas 11 днів тому

      @ Fair enough.

  • @BayBye2011
    @BayBye2011 17 днів тому +30

    all the talent none of the heart

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  17 днів тому +2

      If he actually worked on his issues, who knows where he would be down.. Shame really

    • @FirewagonHockey
      @FirewagonHockey 17 днів тому +2

      @@SynoGG It goes to show that the 2012 draft could've been much better but there really wasn't any excuse for him and Griffin Reinhart. At least Ryan Murray's career was derailed by injuries and Galchenyuk (disregarding his DUI charge last offseason) could've been good had coaches used him better after being traded from the Habs.

    • @AW-xv7dq
      @AW-xv7dq 16 днів тому +1

      Or brains

    • @sacredalien
      @sacredalien 16 днів тому +1

      @@FirewagonHockey Galchenyuk was given more than enough chances. I think what he did showed his true colours. He could be the best player in the league but what he did is unacceptable

    • @tobiasfrost86
      @tobiasfrost86 16 днів тому

      ​@@SynoGGhe was lazy

  • @mattturner3696
    @mattturner3696 16 днів тому +8

    Yak had no hockey sense. He had no ability to work with his line mates. He’d get the puck and then start skating around like he was being chased by a swarm of bees.

  • @jaylenbarnes2.079
    @jaylenbarnes2.079 17 днів тому +2

    I'm definitely subscribing; I'm loving these videos

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  17 днів тому +3

      Welcome. And thank you! Means a lot

  • @rydenhaze10
    @rydenhaze10 4 дні тому +2

    it’s a mix of both really, yakupov was sort of a difficult player to coach with his personality, but on the other hand he had 5 coaches in 4 years.

  • @SMC01ful
    @SMC01ful 14 днів тому +2

    Yeah, to be a successful pro-athlete you have to be like a metronome. Talent, yeah it'll get you noticed and a seat at the table, but you have to have table manners and be prepared to learn them. Thats the hard work element of it. After its all over, then you can look back and go, "Wow." Thinking you have nothing to learn, is a sure fire way to burn up all the leeway your talent gave you.

  • @cliffbowls
    @cliffbowls 16 днів тому +13

    The real problem was thinking he was that good, he wasn’t, he was just physically ready sooner than most of his age group. I remember hearing at the time the oilers scouting staff had Yakupov ranked 7th in Ontario. But apparently the owner was afraid to pass on a potential superstar.

    • @gkarenko9593
      @gkarenko9593 16 днів тому +3

      For years, it felt like the Oilers scouts just picked the player everyone else was talking about in the first round and couldn't make any decent picks after that.
      With Yakupov, it felt like they got set up.

    • @dirtydangler
      @dirtydangler 16 днів тому

      scoring 18 goals as a rookie and not good? ok buddy

    • @ryguyyyyyyyy
      @ryguyyyyyyyy 15 днів тому +1

      Well it wouldn't have mattered in that particular draft anyway haha, entire first round turned out to be cans

    • @ryguyyyyyyyy
      @ryguyyyyyyyy 15 днів тому

      Well it wouldn't have mattered in that particular draft anyway haha, entire first round turned out to be cans

    • @petrpumpkineater
      @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому

      EDM failed in drafting the same F too many times.

  • @alexpayne1364
    @alexpayne1364 16 днів тому +5

    I feel like u could make a great history and troubles of patty Laine video

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  16 днів тому +2

      Will look into it, thanks for the suggestion!

  • @ThatsAPaddlin88
    @ThatsAPaddlin88 16 днів тому +5

    That first round in 2012 draft was horrible

  • @MrJayehawk
    @MrJayehawk 12 днів тому +2

    Shockingly one-dimensional. I know there was hope he'd develop into something more but he never had the desire to do so.
    Such a shame to see someone potentially so talented just blow their chance like that when there's a hundred other guys who would have given anything to get the opportunity.

    • @petrpumpkineater
      @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому

      If he were on CBJ, he would've been a 1000pt guy by now

  • @keatonjones4252
    @keatonjones4252 16 днів тому +5

    I always looked at yakapov as a guy where everyone misunderstood his cocky attitude for just betting on himself that got lost in translation. There were definitely things he said I can't defend like the interview with Burke. I wish he worked out but I understand why he didnt

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  16 днів тому +2

      This is very true, definitely feels like a case of lost in translation, or him not being able to get the idea in his head across in a professional manner

    • @black_squall
      @black_squall 15 днів тому +1

      I'm sorry but I don't buy it.

    • @keatonjones4252
      @keatonjones4252 15 днів тому

      @black_squall lol why are you apologizing

    • @black_squall
      @black_squall 15 днів тому

      @@keatonjones4252 Why are you being defensive lol

    • @keatonjones4252
      @keatonjones4252 15 днів тому

      @black_squall me saying there's no reason to be sorry is the least defensive thing ever said, hahahaha you said i apologize i said no apologies needed

  • @CP4Z167
    @CP4Z167 14 днів тому +1

    Looking back that 2012 draft was pretty weak. Lots of misses in the top 15. Besides Reilly , Cody Ceci might end up playing the most games out of everyone from that draft class.

  • @audiquagaming
    @audiquagaming 13 днів тому +1

    He’s garbage always was and always will be look at the fact that he can’t even crack any NHL teams

  • @tylergardner2598
    @tylergardner2598 16 днів тому +2

    Burke knew how this was gonna turn out 😂

    • @pantsumonster
      @pantsumonster 16 днів тому

      Burke didn’t know how his pedo son would turn out

  • @petrpumpkineater
    @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому

    The NHL is so backwards when it comes to marketing. Dana White confirmed. Its a league based on tenure & obedience, not talent & showmanship. Yak has both immense talent & immense showmanship. They'll always be a 2nd tier league operating as a Good Ol Boys Club

  • @jon8004
    @jon8004 16 днів тому +4

    Morgan REALLY!

    • @t2av159
      @t2av159 14 днів тому

      Who the fk is morgan really?

  • @FREEFREEalexstein
    @FREEFREEalexstein 16 днів тому +6

    I remember ' Fail for Nail'

    • @black_squall
      @black_squall 15 днів тому

      oh my god was that really a thing lol

  • @jesse1381
    @jesse1381 16 днів тому +3

    Great example of a guy whose lack of work ethic and problematic personality outweighed his talent and skill. With a better attitude and a more adaptable mindset he would've actually had potential as a player. Yakupov just mentally wasn't in the game and wasn't a coachable player. He wasn't willing to adapt or do the extra things that you have to do to be successful.

    • @petrpumpkineater
      @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому +1

      Nathan MacKinnon yelled at Jared Bednar on the bench. Since then, JB has let Nate do whatever he wants, get as much ice time as he wants, run the PP like he wants, ignore poor defensive efforts like he wants, & NEVER EVER practice faceoffs. It was so much more fun in the 80s/90s

  • @t2av159
    @t2av159 14 днів тому +1

    You should talk about Morgan Really(Rielly). How he's -14 this year, and hes absolute trash. 7.5 mil for a player with 5 goals , 15 assists and -14. One of the worse defencemen in the league, who for multiple times this year has been scored on in the 1st minute of a game.

    • @subraxas
      @subraxas 12 днів тому

      Last year he made it into the All-Star Game, though.

  • @EdisonG_HouseMusic
    @EdisonG_HouseMusic 16 днів тому +1

    When I saw that interview after they beat Canada, I was like “nope”, this kid isn’t going to be a good player. Even with talent, you could tell just from that arrogance that he would be a cancer in the locker room.

    • @petrpumpkineater
      @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому

      Wrong, its just that he needs to be The Guy & not a 3rd line forechecker. The NHL is so Mid now: its pathetic to watch. No hitting, no fighting, no emotion, no personality

  • @earthchompz
    @earthchompz 16 днів тому +2

    I wonder if he thought up his Russia is better than Canada at hockey statement as he packed his bags heading for Canada's hockey system as soon as he was eligible? The Russian star that was just alright here and couldn't hack it at all in the NHL.

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  16 днів тому

      I believe it was a case of lost in translation. Don't know for sure of course

  • @petrpumpkineater
    @petrpumpkineater 5 днів тому

    Guys like this have to be given #1 status. Yak struggled from competing with the other Stars & skating in their shadow. MacKinnon is given a very long leash by Bednar, but only bc the other Star was traded away: Duchene. MacK struggled being a 2C in his first few seasons. MacKinnon frequently coasts on D & has NEVER practiced faceoffs. His FO % is terrible! It wasn't coincidence that MacK only flourished when Dutchy was sent packing. Its an ego & status thing. If Duchene were still an Av, MacKinnon would've prob been traded already for the same reasons as everyone blames Yak for in this video.

  • @DefextOfficial
    @DefextOfficial 14 днів тому +1

    Can Russia please enroll him into the Russia/Ukraine front lines? Kthanxbye.

  • @jackmakackov7077
    @jackmakackov7077 14 днів тому

    He's the fastest skater in league history. His hands were always 5 seconds behind his feet.

  • @MightyGoldCR
    @MightyGoldCR 16 днів тому +2

    8:15 Morgan Really

    • @t2av159
      @t2av159 14 днів тому

      Really? Whos -14 this year, fking bust

  • @mustus71
    @mustus71 15 днів тому +1

    It’s was all mental.. management wanted to trade the pick and get some pieces and make that next step but ownership wanted yakupov. You can even see it on tambelini’s face when he drafted him😂 I guess he was right who knows what could’ve happened. But we wouldn’t have mcdavid

  • @m.fheagle3286
    @m.fheagle3286 15 днів тому +2

    Even Daigle had a better career

    • @davedavid427
      @davedavid427 12 днів тому

      ...and Daigle later openly admitted that he lost interest in hockey as soon as her was drafted and wanted to quit and move to L.A. and become a famous actor, bang models, do coke and bullshit

  • @NickDunner
    @NickDunner 16 днів тому +1

    If he was a superstar Edmonton could have had a cup by now

    • @munch3405
      @munch3405 15 днів тому +2

      Nope, the Oilers would of never gotten Mcdavid if Yakupov panned out.

    • @NickDunner
      @NickDunner 14 днів тому

      @@munch3405 Guess it worked out!

  • @mrfake675
    @mrfake675 16 днів тому +1

    His brain couldn't process the NHL. I think the massive concussion he got in juniors probably scrambled his brains at the worst possible time. If your brains get scrambled you want it to happen after it's been wired for a specific job.

    • @joelgrosschmidt5507
      @joelgrosschmidt5507 16 днів тому +1

      yeah honestly the vibe i get from his whole persona is he actually has a bit of a mental problem thats probably holding him back. The incontrollable emotions displays, the boasting, the weird way his body seemed to be nhl level but his brain didnt on the decisions...dude was probably scrambled like you say

    • @mrfake675
      @mrfake675 15 днів тому

      @joelgrosschmidt5507 happened to someone close to me. It really stunts development for a while and definitely contributes to some of the impulsive behaviors of Nail you describe. Maturity seems to backwards. I guess we will never know.

  • @andrewcarroll7641
    @andrewcarroll7641 17 днів тому +4

    Yak has an unreal slap shot. So do Al MacInnis + Brett Hull but both those MEN took it upon themselves to round out their games and prove themselves each and every time they got on the ice.
    Al Mac was suppose to max out as Fulton Reid on the Power Play. He flat out could not skate when he got to the NHL but he worked his ASS off and became a Norris Trophy winner. Brett Hull didn't even get drafted into Canadian Major Junior Hockey and he ripped his way to 700+ goals in every way you could think of, outscored his dad in the Show who is Hockey Royalty & won 2 cups along the way. #NotTooShabby
    I guess following in your famous father's footsteps doesn't translate to instant success in hockey like it does in the NBA #Brony #LeBumBlames or Federal Politics #JustineTrudeau. #Nepotism
    You wanna climb the Hockey Mountain, you gotta put in that WORK. Yak didn't want to put in the WORK.

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  17 днів тому

      He had/has an unreal slap shot because that is the only thing he likes working on😂. But on a more serious note, I agree, he didn't want to push himself and put in the work on the aspects of his game that were lacking, and ultimately that led to his downfall. Just because you have one good aspect of the game doesn't mean you should disregard other aspects of the game. Yakupov probably has the most turnovers in NHL history; his hockey IQ and defense just weren’t there.

  • @mattturner3696
    @mattturner3696 16 днів тому +2

    Morgan Really? Really?

  • @yadamsurensh4003
    @yadamsurensh4003 16 днів тому +7

    Leave Yakupov along..he is in KHL at home in Omsk Avangard one of championship contenders best sniper of team…very happy and relaxed…away from crazy canadian media and fans…in Russia things more slow and relaxed 😎

    • @t2av159
      @t2av159 14 днів тому +3

      He stanky, russians are stanky, except Ovi, he's the goat. Russian smelly 🐐

    • @teemukustila
      @teemukustila 14 днів тому

      Yes playing in isolated ruZZian oligarchy league must be so rewarding 👽

    • @yadamsurensh4003
      @yadamsurensh4003 13 днів тому

      @@t2av159jealous in canadian swamp

    • @davedavid427
      @davedavid427 12 днів тому

      Yeah, Russia where everything is controlled by mobsters on Putin's good side (until they get too close to a window) and the little people are alcoholic bigots "more slow and relaxed"

    • @yadamsurensh4003
      @yadamsurensh4003 10 днів тому

      @@t2av159you are smelly in poor canada

  • @t2av159
    @t2av159 14 днів тому

    Worse players play now tbh. Some hockey players are head scratchers how their even there.

  • @RyanRussell-h6m
    @RyanRussell-h6m 15 днів тому +1

    The Oilers had 10 years of top draft picks and they still can't win a cup

  • @canadagoof
    @canadagoof 14 днів тому +2

    I don't know, post-USSR Russians have pretty much been generally unreliable.
    Back in the days, we had Bure, Mogilny, Larionov, Fedorov, among a myriad other excellent Russian players.
    Maybe it's a cultural problem? I mean, the Soviets had way stricter discipline back then.

    • @teemukustila
      @teemukustila 14 днів тому

      Based on what the Russians are doing in Ukraine now, yep sounds about right 👽

    • @Iambetterthanyouanduknowit
      @Iambetterthanyouanduknowit 13 днів тому

      They basically “built” their hockey players in the USSR. Even ovechkin from a young age he basically lived at the rink.

  • @BobsUrunclesMoma2
    @BobsUrunclesMoma2 12 днів тому

    100% Oilers fault....not even splitting that filthy hair....Bring him back, might be a good luck charm. Bet he scores over 30 goals with the current Oilers.

    • @truenorth1355
      @truenorth1355 11 днів тому

      Well if it isn’t my fav oiler troll! How’s your looser Canucks doing this year? The Canucks let Podkozin go for nothing😂😂 great trade! He is our new Russian good luck charm looser.

  • @frankfossella6863
    @frankfossella6863 16 днів тому +1

    What a waste 🗑 of a career .

  • @levth01sct
    @levth01sct 16 днів тому

    Yakupov had potential? Not really. His OHL numbers were good, but not particularly impressive. It is no surprise that Yak turned out to be one of the biggest draft busts in the history of professional sports.

  • @olivercromwell524
    @olivercromwell524 12 днів тому

    Fail for Nail

  • @hammer844
    @hammer844 16 днів тому +1

    Guy was always a clown.

  • @R7U1LE
    @R7U1LE 16 днів тому

    Galchenyuk next

  • @Roryz1
    @Roryz1 16 днів тому

    I hate being this guy but "Morgan REALLY" solid video otherwise

  • @kolasillers7776
    @kolasillers7776 4 дні тому

    Nail indeed Fail.🤣

  • @HinkHall42069
    @HinkHall42069 16 днів тому

    Boring

  • @bobbyboucher-k9t
    @bobbyboucher-k9t 16 днів тому

    Yeah but edmonton florida and buffalo tanked to get cups lol they should be revised, and vagas and seattle should be redrafted they clearly cheated

  • @janzkee
    @janzkee 16 днів тому +1

    sounds a lot like bedard😂

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  16 днів тому +1

      Was planning on making a separate video about Bedard and what’s going on with him. But Bedard is putting the work in, unlike Yak

    • @yaro-8
      @yaro-8 16 днів тому +5

      sounds nothing like Bedard..humble kid, team player, generational talent who handles himself very humbly and shows respect to league and towards other players..playing on the crappy crappy chicago team..you re 100 miles off

    • @SynoGG
      @SynoGG  16 днів тому +2

      Bedard is just in bit of a slump, with constant line changes, and lets face it, not the best team in the world

    • @warmike
      @warmike 16 днів тому +1

      ​@@SynoGGthere needs to be a rule that teams that draft first overall can't get top 3 picks for three next drafts, two next drafts for second overall and the next draft for third overall. Then rising stars wouldn't have to start their careers in a team that's tanking, and it would make tanking less advantageous in general.

    • @jesse1381
      @jesse1381 16 днів тому +1

      Bedard's rookie season is already miles better than Yakupov's. Bedard in 2 seasons is likely to have more points than Yakupov had in his whole 6-year career. Bedard is humble and has an incredible work ethic. Yakupov was not and did not. The two are nothing alike on and off the ice.

  • @sublimemediocrity
    @sublimemediocrity 16 днів тому

    Still beating the guy down 13 years after getting drafted. Still made fun of for a very Russian frank response...14 years ago from a cocky teenager with poor English? Pathetic video.