First 300 games: Yakupov vs Kakko

[ViD]

Who has been a better player 300 games into their career?

Nail Yakupov: 123 points (56 + 67)

Kaapo Kakko: 117 points (57+60)

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[SnowblindNYR]

Kakko has very very limited offensive skill or a mind for the game offensively, at least compared to what we thought. Plus his confidence is not good. But he's a much more complete player. Kakko is an average 3rd liner, maybe a little below average. Yakupov was not an NHL player.

Edit: Also why would you offer the option for neither? Both were disappointments/busts, lots of people will take that choice but what will that tell you?

 

[ViD]

Yakupov was not an NHL player.

I don’t think that’s a fair statement about a player with 350 games and 136 points. He was an NHL player, just not a very good one

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I don’t think that’s a fair statement about a player with 350 games and 136 points. He was an NHL player, just not a very good one

He played a lot of games because he was a 1st overall pick. Most of his success came in his first season and he wasn't an NHL player because he didn't score enough for someone that didn't bring anything else to the table.