2012 NHL Draft first round part 1. Nail Yakupov goes #1. Hockey

2012 NHL Draft first round from Pittsburgh PA. Part 1.
NBC Sports channel.
Gary Bettman @ 8:50
Nail Yakupov goes #1 @14.22
1st round draft results www.nhl.com/ice...

[@emmaduncan2991]

Edmonton following the old Nordiques way to rebuld, just sit and suck, while collecting number 1 draft choices, year after year...

[@jasmeg2844]

Except Yakupov is a bonafide bust, Hall is in Jersey and RNH is - if not a bust - at least one of the worst #1 picks of the past 20 years. They eventually lucked out and got McJesus though, but I wonder if that's enough.

[@keithgordon5004]

the worst draft ever

[@tyresseinator2527]

And he's a bustt

[@mshat18]

One of the worst drafts ever. Forsburg,Dumba and Lindolm the best.

[@DixieWreck69]

14:14 for all you people who dont want to wait.

[@BizzTheFunk]

LMAO !! Vancouver Wild

[@RMcNeill8]

2:53 looks like minnesota got a new logo

[@bigeddymachete]

I’d have drafted dumba first honestly theirs just a vibe too yakupov that isn’t a good one

[@MattHockeyGuy]

This aged poorly

[@ChrisLamia]

I think it is one of someones kids

[@prozac.]

Yakupov is like i need some bitches

[@shiv604]

uhhh, at 2:47...minnesota?

[@anthonychrisbradley]

6:45 was awkward as fuck

[@ДунайИванович]

Alyonka Larionov ))))

[@LoowheezeBreeze]

One red flag with Yakupov was his production as an 18 year old during his draft year was only slightly better than the previous season when he was 17... which may have been an indication he was as good as he was going to be (1.55 PPG in '11 vs 1.64 PPG in '12)
For comparison's sake, Lemieux went from 2.79 PPG as a 17 year old to 4.03 PPG during his draft year