Confirmed Trade: [EDM/STL] Yakupov for Zach Pochiro + Cndl 2017 3rd (becomes 2018 2nd if Yak hits 15G)

[izzy]

I am so happy

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Haha wow, they got an ECHLer for him. I knew his value was low, but jeez.

"If we can't get at least a first round pick for him, we'll just hold on to him until he bounces back."-Oilers fans trade threads circa 2014

"We're not moving Yakupov for a 2nd round pick. That's stupid. Why would we sell low?"-Oilers fans trade threads circa 2015

"Trading Yakupov for a third would be stupid......we can get so much more when he bounces back."Oilers fans trade threads circa 2016

"Who the hell is Zach Pochiro"-Oilers fans OCT 2016

 

[Gardner McKay]

So his value was a third rounder after all, like most Oiler fans guessed. Now we get to watch all the posters who have said Yak has negative value act like the Oilers got fleeced.

You're joking right? 6 months ago Oilers fans thought they could still get a late 1st for Yak.

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

The Blues aren't the right kind of team for Yak, and Yak isn't the kind of player the Blues need...
Don't understand this one.

It's a low-risk, high-reward play for the Blues. He's still got talent.

 

[McFlyingV]

So his value was a third rounder after all, like most Oiler fans guessed. Now we get to watch all the posters who have said Yak has negative value act like the Oilers got fleeced.

Bang on lmao. This board is something else sometimes.

 

[Leafidelity]

TIL who Zach Pochiro is

 

[TimAllen]

Good idea to trade Yakupov for nothing and then spend the savings on a guy who's only talent is getting hit with pucks IMO.

 

[Gardner McKay]

"If we can't get at least a first round pick for him, we'll just hold on to him until he bounces back."-Oilers fans trade threads circa 2014

"We're not moving Yakupov for a 2nd round pick. That's stupid. Why would we sell low?"-Oilers fans trade threads circa 2015

"Trading Yakupov for a third would be stupid......we can get so much more when he bounces back."Oilers fans trade threads circa 2016

"Who the hell is Zach Pochiro"-Oilers fans OCT 2016

Oh my god. This is the greatest post in the history of the trade boards.

 

[CanadienShark]

****. I'd happily have paid more from the Sharks and we don't even need him.

 

[GongShowWilly]

Blues overpaid ... he won't be in the NHL next year unless the Blues can teach him to play hockey

 

[Renly Baratheon]

Not sad he's gone. Good luck to him in St. Louis.

 

[Mad Brills*]

chances of that third being as good as yak is slim though

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

Only the Oilers could turn two first overall picks into a 4th overall pick, a conditional 3rd rounder, and an ECHL'er.

Not our fault Yak has brain damage.

 

[Nalens Oga]

If that's the return then why didn't they just play him for 10ish games like they did last season with McDavid where he was a PPG? Guarantee that would've netted a more solid result. Or just play him for a bit period, his value is so low that not worth trading for that at all so it could only have gone up.

Chiarelli's terrible at asset mgmt isn't he? I know hindsight and all but imagine if he'd tried to move Yakupov for Reinhart instead of the pick that turned out to be Barzal at the draft before.

 

[Philadelphia Ducks]

If Yak scores 15, it's a 2nd.

so a 3rd it is.

 

[Pyrophorus]

For nothing...couldn't any team do this?

 

[Ranksu]

Does Edmonton has another 1st round bust?

Pääjärvi - x - Yakupov

 

[TT1]

Pochiro, ECHL'er? He sounds like an anime character.

What's the 3rd rounder's condition?

Does Edmonton has another 1st round bust?

Pääjärvi - x - Yakupov

McDavid?

 

[Oberyn]

If Yakupov scores 10 goals for us then I'm happy. I could see him being more useful than Jaskin, and hopefully Tarasenko can teach him some tricks.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

So. Conditional pick and an ECHL player for Yak?

I knew his value was low but damn the oilers got killed

Yak still has potential I think he needed this Edmonton is toxic I mean the city is great but that team has a toxic culture right now

 

[McFlyingV]

You're joking right? 6 months ago Oilers fans thought they could still get a late 1st for Yak.

I'll wait for all those quotes, and I'm not talking about 1 or 2. Surely you wouldn't make this claim without any actual proof.

 

[jetsforever]

Wow cool, I hope he can salvage his career

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

"If we can't get at least a first round pick for him, we'll just hold on to him until he bounces back."-Oilers fans trade threads circa 2014

"We're not moving Yakupov for a 2nd round pick. That's stupid. Why would we sell low?"-Oilers fans trade threads circa 2015

"Trading Yakupov for a third would be stupid......we can get so much more when he bounces back."Oilers fans trade threads circa 2016

"Who the hell is Zach Pochiro"-Oilers fans OCT 2016

That doesn't mean it was the wrong play. There was a chance Yak would've figured it out. It was a low-risk, high-reward play. The same play STL is making here (even lower risk for them).

 

[Satan]

wow lmao

 

[McPuritania]

So his value was a third rounder after all, like most Oiler fans guessed. Now we get to watch all the posters who have said Yak has negative value act like the Oilers got fleeced.

Pretty much this. Everyone and their dog thinks Yakupov is garbage, but now we'll get to hear all about how terrible Chiarelli, and the Oilers are.