What has happened that made Eberle so expendable? VAN would love to take him off your hands but as we saw with the Schneider scenario, doesn't seem like they're good trading partners with Gillis in charge.
As far as Yakupov goes, from my perspective, I see his offensive potential as much as the next guy, but I just don't see him committed to the defensive side of the puck whatsoever. In my eyes, he's just as likely to be the reason for a goal against as he is for a goal for. I know +/- is more of a team stat, but he's among the worst on your team for a reason. I'm not asking him to be a two-way player, but the hustle to at least be responsible is just not there. Plus, having his agent whine about increasing his ice-time just didn't look good at all. You can't fix character.
Don't get me wrong, the year you drafted Yakupov, a part of me wanted you to draft Murray because you needed him more, but another part of me wanted you to draft Yakupov just to see what that top 6 would look like in a few years. So before you call me biased, I was just as excited about the pick as the next person.
