With the Trade Deadline slowly approaching...

[major major]

Yakupov has proven this year that he is a tenacious hard working player. He's also proven that he doesn't have a lick of hockey sense. I would not be surprised to see him moved for a package as meager as Connauton and Atkinson.

 

[cbjfaninmo]

The last thing this team needs is a Yak project. We need a proven top 6 scorer.

 

[major major]

The last thing this team needs is a Yak project. We need a proven top 6 scorer.

We have plenty of guys who can score at a top 6 rate, we have one or two who can score at a top 3 rate.

(And yes, I have made this same exact post dozens of times over the last three years).