Arizona could have taken a chance on him and signed him on a minimum contract. Who knows, maybe reuniting with Galchenyuk could have sparked some magic.
Yakupov failed because he never got the concept of back checking or defense on any level. No matter how great a player is for scoring, he has to be aware of play in his own end...something Nail never seemed to grasp. He's done in the NHL and if he ever returns, it'll be for one last paycheck at best.
Exactly. People try to blame the Oilers for his lack of success, but fact is he was a lazy cherry picking hot dogger who never understood the fact that you have to grind and work to actually make it. He acted like being a #1 pick negated all that and made him an automatic superstar. Kid never got it.
Yakupov isn't the only prospect that Edmonton has managed to destroy... Looks like Puljujarvi is on the chopping block at the moment. McDavid is just a freak hockey player. I wonder how well Yakupov's career would've been had he been drafted by another team.
Yakupov is a big bust but the entire draft class was filled with disappointments. From what I saw in documentaries, (I wasn’t even close to being there when he was drafted), Alexandre Daigle was considered a generational talent and was drafted ahead of Chris Pronger and Paul Kariya but didn’t turn out at all. He’s the biggest bust in my opinion. Also, Patrik Stefan is in consideration since he was drafted ahead of the Sedin twins.
Daigle actually had the talent and ability but he didn't care for hockey, if i remember correctly. He was doing it because he was good at it, not that he had a passion for it.
@@travischarlet5731 yes he was a prick but he had 50 point season twice so he is still better than stefan and lawsom. I think the biggest bust is lawson since his draft class was amazing. Daigle's was half decent and stefan's was probably the worst ever
Jon Pro while you’re right about the Oilers management and coaching failing Yakubov remember this dude was a defensive liability and had attitude issues as well. He has the talent but not the mentality hockey demands.
Lame excuse. Yeah the Oilers sucked and were mismanaged for years, but this kid didn't put the work in. He was soft. And remember, it wasn't just in Edmonton where he failed, it was EVERYWHERE in the NHL that gave him a chance. He never made anything of the multiple opportunities he was given. The guy just couldn't get the job done, he couldn't battle, he had a sense of entitlement like he'd made it and didn't have to grind anymore. If it was Edmonton's fault and not his own, then he would have been a good player in Colorado, or St Louis. He wasn't, because he just isn't. It's truly that simple. Drop this "it's not his fault he was useless" excuse. Weak cop out bullshit is all that is.
half agree half disagree, there are lots of players who just don't transfer into the league no matter what team he would have been picked for, I will admit tho that the oilers were is a really confused time of their rebuild and couldn't put all their energy into just that one player.
Two main reasons Nail failed: -He wasn’t given/gifted the same opportunities as Hall, Eberle, RNH, and Schultz. While the 3 forwards I mentioned were given top line minutes and PP time with each other, Eakins often had Yak in a bottom 6 grinder role alongside guys like Boyd Gordon, which is obviously the opposite of his style. -Yakupov had very little desire to improve his game beyond the offensive abilities he possessed. There were many reports of him dogging it in practice and/or working on his shot rather than his skating, back checking, positioning, etc. Yakupov could’ve been a star in the NHL if Eakins wasn’t such an idiot and if Yak had an understanding of what it takes to be a well rounded player at the NHL level. Instead, he relied on his skill (which had made him the 1st pick) which isn’t enough.
He had so much potential and the passion he played with was insane. To bad he's back in the KHL hopefully he comes back someday I still think he could be a useful player in the right system
Great video once again man! Was wondering if you can do Cody Hodgson soon? He was a top 10 pick who absolutely tore up the Ohl and Wjc...but after posting one 20 goal season in the nhl, he fell apart the year after, was placed on waivers, and hasn't played hockey since the 2016 season.
I think this is a text book case of incompetent management ruining a players development. Every player's different and that's ok. Some players need a certain type of development. And that's more than ok, like I said. If the organization does not provide the proper environment for a player to develop, I mostly blame the management/coaching. I don't totally dismiss the player of blame, but not as much the organization in my point of view. Basically, it's not as much as what the organization does for the player, it's more about not putting obstacles in a player's way. The Oilers at that time were a tire fire, and the coach (Eakins) was terrible, and even more so, terrible towards Yakupov. If the organization was not in that state of affairs, and the coach wasn't who he was, I feel Yakupov would made at least a decent NHL career out of his opportunity. (This is all before I watched the video by the way)
For sure he did not adapt very well to the North American pro game. He would have benefited from a season or two in the AHL, but there seems to be an unwritten rule that #1 picks are too good to play in the minors unless they flop their way through their entry-level contract first! I believe that he was just rushed by Oilers management.
As a fan who's from a long time AHL city, we want players like that to come down here to practice. But we don't want them to haul the attitude down here. To be more specific, I'm from Binghamton. We had to witness ottawa's first hand botching of Brian Lee. He thought he was so entitled to the NHL and he was the most forgettable player on the team in the AHL. He got an all-star nomination and everything. And he amounted to nothing. And yet he thought he deserved the show.
I like the topics. But my one beef about his videos is that he doesn't sync up what he's narrating with what is presented visually. It's a little frustrating to watch.
Edmonton has always been shit with development and really management in general. How do you have 4 first overall picks in 6 drafts (albeit of those 4 the only 2 still on the team are Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid obviously) and still be a mediocre team at best Obviously not 100% Yakupov’s fault.
The thing is, Nail Yakupov has all the tools. He's fast and he has a rocket shot. He has had to have a new coach every single year too. I feel like his problem is that he was too stubborn to listen and adjust to being a 2 way player. His time in Colorado and St Louis both had him playing 3rd and 4th line minutes, it's pretty tough to get the numbers of a first overall at that point.
Daigle’s career high points for a season were a measly 51. He only reached that plateau twice. Most season he averaged around 30 points. Considering he was a first overall pick, I’d reckon he should be considered a bust.
Keep em coming! The nhl footage matched to the parts speaking about nhl and minor footage during the portions about minors would make these videos unreal.
What happened to Nail? Edmonton happened to Nail... Let's be honest, Edmonton is where draft picks go to die. They ruined this kid. The talent is there. The passion is there plus some. Edmonton ruined him and it's a damn shame...
For me, the biggest fail ever is Alexandre Daigle. He was supposed to be the next Mario Lemieux and broke many records in junior league, but only played a couple of seasons in the NHL and was very disapointing.
Can’t speak for his early years in Edmonton, but watching him on the blues for a full season it became clear as day that this guy is not even good enough to play on the fourth line of any team in the NHL. I’ve never seen a player panic as much as he does whenever he gets the puck.
edmonton only turned into a good organization when mcdavid came in. mcdavid was suppose to be a crosby (and is) which turned the organization around. yakupov was never suppose to be a mcdavid but should of been something. I think if yakupov was drafted to edmonton this year I think it would be another story. Also he had a terrible experience in the nhl when Eakins coached him which yakupov could not take mentally as his ice time was deminished and playing a bottom role.
woody10 reviews Still Daigle even though he technically had the better career. A lot of people hyped up Daigle like they did McDavid. He was supposed to be the next generation talent. Quebec offered essentially they’re whole team to Ottawa for the number one pick in the 93 draft just so they could get him. Stefan was 1st overall, but his draft was overall pretty disappointing other than the Sedins, and like 2012 in hindsight is one of the most disappointing drafts in NHL history. So, for those reasons in my opinion Daigle is still the bigger bust.
i dunno, if you don't take anything into consideration, then probably Daigle, but i don't like Daigle as number 1 bust. he was drafted #1 to an expansion team, it was pretty much sink or swim with not much help. his first and third years were pretty good for a youngster on a basement team. he was also out of hockey for 3 or 4 years, and made a comeback in 2002 by going through Penguins tryouts, and lead the Minnesota Wild in points in 2003-04. yeah, Daigle was a huge disappointment, probably more so to himself than anyone else, but you still gotta respect what he did.
I loved Nail in Edmonton he's celebrations were always exciting to watch some people would always say whys he celebrating like he won the stanly cup. Why the hell not not everyone gets too play in the NHL he's just having fun with it. Now why did he bust maybe hes just not fit for the NHL it's a whole different experience then any other league. I hope Yak can come back to the NHL and find success.
I'd love to see Yakupov kill it in the KHL, then maybe sign a mid-size deal with an NHL club in his mid twenties and get back to the NHL. A lot of guys just need a bit of experience and maturity in their game, and it would be cool to see Nail in NA again, even if he's not a hundred-point scorer, if he could score twenty goals and get a medium-sized contract, I'd be plenty happy.
I’m from Sarnia so I watched him play all the time. Same with Galchenyuk. I even have a yakupov jersey from when he played for the Sarnia sting Edit: He used to be insane
He’s incredibly talented but the oilers didn’t protect him. They put him on a line with a bunch of glory hunting offensive first rounders who didn’t like each other .
What I wanna know is how the fuck has Edmonton had the number 1 pick years in a row, each being that next generational talent, until they finally lucked out
Yakupov wihtout a doubt is the All Time Number 1 Bust. Patrick Stefan and Alexander Daigle managed to stay in the NHL for a number of years, Yakupov has left for Russia.
At least he respected the game and tried giving it all he got even when he was being hyped up as the next Ovechkin. Many past NHL busts like Daigle disrespected hockey and had major egos. Yakupov will be a KHL legend and he will probably eventually win a world championship with Russia.
I’d say yes he’s the biggest bust in history. The only solid season he had was his rookie season, and from there on he was basically a 4th line or sometimes healthy scratch. After not doing anything in the NHL, he leaves for the KHL
Daigle is by far the biggest bust ever. For every millennial that wasn't around for it, imagine the Connor McDavid hype and getting Nail's career instead. Daigle was considered a can't lose, generational talent and every team would have given up an arm and a leg to get him.
I wouldn't say he's the biggest draft bust of all time that belongs to Daigle, who was classified as the next Lindros... Yakupov was hyped but nowhere near as high!
Nail Yakupov is only 24. It is too early to call if he was a bust or not. I would wait for few years until calling him a bust because he can still come back to NHL as better player than before. Just like Alexander Radulov, Dadonov and many other Russian NHL players that came from KHL when being in mid or late 20s
The Oilers should’ve put him in the AHL for 2-3 years. I know a #1 isn’t supposed to play there, but he wasn’t NHL ready. Today he has 27 points in 39 games for St P. So maybe he comes back and starts in the AHL someday?
Teuvo Teräväinen and Forsberg were the best players to come out of this class. He an Forsberg have been the only 2 forwards to reach there projected potential to this point. Could also add Morgan Riley.
Even tho he did fairly well in the KHL I've always thought him going back home during the lockout year was a terrible decision. Sarnia coaches were getting thru to him in his draft year to play in his own end but after going home to Russia where it isn't a huge focal point he just became so 1 dimensional and a huge liability
Standout players sometimes look better because they are playing with worse players and against worse players in division play. Sarnia being taken out in the first round was the crack in the armour. Good players LOOK GREAT, GREAT PLAYERS MAKE THE WHOLE TEAM LOOK GREAT.
My prediction : he goes to Russia, plays well for 2-3 seasons then makes an NHL comeback where he puts up 45-50 points. Then the following year he regresses again then has to go back to the KHL to finish his career.
Oilers failed him hard in my opinion. He didn't live up to the hype but I feel like there could have been more to show if he went to a better franchise at the time.
I get he isn’t what he was supposed to be, but the fact he is not even able to be a 4th liner in the nhl is unbelievable. You’re telling me Connor brown is better than this guy?
Feel like everyone from the sting is a bust. Reid Boucher (broke stamkos' goal scoring record, Pavel Zacha (6th overall pick but is still 21 so we'll see), Nail Yakupov (no explanation needed).
Umm no it was Dallas Eakins he ruined yakupov and stunted him, 0/10 for no bashing Eakins. Nobody is gonna want yakupov anymore, if the clowns in the oilers management back then were actually smart he wouldn’t have been ruined. So the clowns of the oilers made him a bust
he sucked because he wasn't ready. plus, galchenyuk was the one who made him look like a better player that he actually is. if I were the oilers, I would have left him play with the sarnia sting for another year
Good info, but you really need to work on your narration. You run on with some lines and then pause in odd places of others. Keep working on it and you should do well.
Id say yes he is the biggest bust if he never plays another nhl game. I think theres a chance of a comeback to the Nhl but as of now its not looking good. Looking at Daigles numbers it looks like he had atleast a few decent seasons. Stefan was just straight up terrible from the looks of his numbers
Lot of Russians make this list and you have to wonder if language and cultural differences make it that much harder for players to adapt. In his own year I'd call Griffin Reinhart going fourth a bigger bust than Yakupov. Yakupov with 350 games played had an NHL career. Not a great one and nowhere near what was expected but he's more like Greg Joly, Brian Lawton, Patrick Stefan, Nik Zherdev, Rico Fata, Rick Dipietro, Cam Barker, Jack Skille, Gilbert Brule. These guys all had NHL careers , just really bad ones. I always go back to one of the biggest fails in Ottawa Senator drafting history when they took Alexandre Daigle . He played 616 NHL games and was a half point a game player in the toughest hockey league in the world. NHL scouting mistranslated the dominance they saw for the 6' 200 lb Daigle in junior to what they expected in the NHL. His mindset didn't seem up to it either. He took two years off to be an actor? But when he played and dedicated himself to the game he was a credible NHL forward who could bring you a little offense. Just not the dominant superstar the scouts wanted when they saw him getting 137 points in junior. Lots of missed picks but more in the old days . Greg Joly in 1974 was pretty bad. Played in 365 games, but probably only because he was a first overall pick. The third overall pick was Rick Hampton. Again only played in 337 games. Next year the Kansas City Scouts drafted Barry Dean second overall and he played 165 games. The fourth pick in 1976 was Fred Williams and he only played 44 games. Fifth overall was Bjorn Johansson and 15 games. Danny Geoffrion was drafted 8th in 1978. He only played in 111 games. Fred Arthur was 8th overall in 1980 - 80 gp. Gord Kluzak in 1982 was taken first overall and played 299 games Brian Lawton went first in 83 and played 422 games. Pat Lafontaine went third Steve Yzerman went fourth. Craig redmond went 6th in 1985 : 191 games LA had two first round picks in 1985 9th and 10th. They took Craig Duncanson 38 gp and Dan Gratton 9 gp. I hope the entire scouting system got fired. 1986 NJ picked Neil Brady 3rd overall and he played 89 games. Vancouver took Dan Woodley 7th and he played in 5. 1987 LA picked fourth and took Wayne McBean (211 gp) nope same scouts in place. 1988 Quebec took Daniel Dore 5th overall (17gp) 1989 NYI picked 2nd and took Dave Chyzowski and he played 126 nhl games 1990 NYI picked sixth and took Scott scissons 2 GP 1991 Vancouver took Alex stojanov 7th . He played in 107 games but the winger only ever scored 7 points. That's a bad pick. 1992 Philadelphia took Ryan sittler 7th overall out of high school and he never played a game. 1994 edmonton took Jason Bonsignore 4th and he played 79 games. 1995 Montreal terry Ryan 8th and 8 games played 1996 Washington 4th Alex Volchkov 3 gp 1997 Calgary 6th overall Daniel Tkachuk 19 gp 1998 Calgary 6th Rico Fata 230 gp 1999 Atlanta Patrik Stefan 1st overall 455 gp 188 pts. NYR 4th Pavel Brendl 78 gp Nashville 6th Brian Finley 4 gp Maybe just a bad draft year though goalie Craig Anderson went in the 3rd round and Ryan Miller went in the fifth. Some guy called Zetterberg also went late. 2000 Rick DiPietro 1st overall NYI played 318 games as a goalie but was terrible mostly. They drafted him after already having drafted Rick Luongo a couple years before. Maybe Gaborik or scottie Hartnell would have been more useful for them. Boston took Lars Jonsson 7th (8gp) Calgary took Brent Krahn 9th. The goalie got in one symbolic game in Calgary. 2001 Alex Svitov 3rd TBL (179 gp) Stan Chistov (5th) ANA (196 gp) were both highly touted russians who went nowhere that year. 2002 Fla Petr Taticek 9th (3gp) 2003 Nik Zherdev 4th CLB 421 gp Pretty good player on this list 20o4 Chicago 3rd Cam Barker 310 gp 2005 CLB Gilbert Brule 6th 299 Chi Jack Skille 7th 368 gp 2007 Bos Zack Hamil 8th 20 gp 2008 CLB Nik Filatov 6th 53 gp 2009 DAL Scott Glennie 8th 1 gp 2012 NYI Griffin Reinhart 4th 47 gp Edm Nail Yakupov 1st 350 gp 2014 NYI Michael del Cole 5th 118 gp 2016 Van Olli Juolevi 5th 41 gp 2017 Phi Nolan Patrick 2nd overall 222gp INJ Vegas 6th Cody Glass 116 NYR 7th Liaas Andersson 110 gp 2018 Well after this guys still have time to make it.
Maybe not the biggest bust, but the dumbest ever pick. The Oilers were full of young forwards at the time and the draft was not looking promising. They should have flipped the pick or selected a defenseman.
“What happened” two words. Dallas Eakins. Nugent-Hopkins, Yakupov, Schultz, Hall and Eberle’s development all regressed under him.
Hall seems to be doing fine
MontanaTheGoat so does eberle
Schultz is doing very well too!
Dallas Eakins hahahahahahaahaha
What an embarrassment of a head coach that guy was. Such a joke.
Nuge had 70 points
Arizona could have taken a chance on him and signed him on a minimum contract. Who knows, maybe reuniting with Galchenyuk could have sparked some magic.
Yunno, that wouldn't be a bad idea...
Now you do this with Pittsburgh and... Oh yea... The salary cap...
Fail for Nail but Nail was a fail
Honestly i NEVER understood that hype around him leading up to the draft.
Yakupov failed because he never got the concept of back checking or defense on any level. No matter how great a player is for scoring, he has to be aware of play in his own end...something Nail never seemed to grasp. He's done in the NHL and if he ever returns, it'll be for one last paycheck at best.
Exactly. People try to blame the Oilers for his lack of success, but fact is he was a lazy cherry picking hot dogger who never understood the fact that you have to grind and work to actually make it. He acted like being a #1 pick negated all that and made him an automatic superstar. Kid never got it.
Yakupov isn't the only prospect that Edmonton has managed to destroy... Looks like Puljujarvi is on the chopping block at the moment. McDavid is just a freak hockey player.
I wonder how well Yakupov's career would've been had he been drafted by another team.
I don't believe in that crap
Would have been the same thing... he cant even play in khl now
Yakupov is a big bust but the entire draft class was filled with disappointments. From what I saw in documentaries, (I wasn’t even close to being there when he was drafted), Alexandre Daigle was considered a generational talent and was drafted ahead of Chris Pronger and Paul Kariya but didn’t turn out at all. He’s the biggest bust in my opinion. Also, Patrik Stefan is in consideration since he was drafted ahead of the Sedin twins.
Daigle actually had the talent and ability but he didn't care for hockey, if i remember correctly. He was doing it because he was good at it, not that he had a passion for it.
Nope nathan lawson is. Because a lot of hall of famers were taken after him. Also 1993 and 1999 were weak classes. The nathan lawton class was strong
Nicolas Lahky it was Brian Lawton not Nathan
Was old enough the year Daigle was drafted didn’t he say that none of the rest of his draft class were nobodies
@@travischarlet5731 yes he was a prick but he had 50 point season twice so he is still better than stefan and lawsom. I think the biggest bust is lawson since his draft class was amazing. Daigle's was half decent and stefan's was probably the worst ever
i feel like the Oilers failed Yakuov he didn't fail them. similar to how the Canadiens failed Galchenyuk
Jon Pro while you’re right about the Oilers management and coaching failing Yakubov remember this dude was a defensive liability and had attitude issues as well. He has the talent but not the mentality hockey demands.
As an oilers fan I completely agree
I'm surprised Arizona didn't take a chance on him with Gally on his way there. No risk if Yakupov was willing.
Lame excuse. Yeah the Oilers sucked and were mismanaged for years, but this kid didn't put the work in. He was soft. And remember, it wasn't just in Edmonton where he failed, it was EVERYWHERE in the NHL that gave him a chance. He never made anything of the multiple opportunities he was given.
The guy just couldn't get the job done, he couldn't battle, he had a sense of entitlement like he'd made it and didn't have to grind anymore.
If it was Edmonton's fault and not his own, then he would have been a good player in Colorado, or St Louis. He wasn't, because he just isn't. It's truly that simple.
Drop this "it's not his fault he was useless" excuse. Weak cop out bullshit is all that is.
half agree half disagree, there are lots of players who just don't transfer into the league no matter what team he would have been picked for, I will admit tho that the oilers were is a really confused time of their rebuild and couldn't put all their energy into just that one player.
Two main reasons Nail failed:
-He wasn’t given/gifted the same opportunities as Hall, Eberle, RNH, and Schultz. While the 3 forwards I mentioned were given top line minutes and PP time with each other, Eakins often had Yak in a bottom 6 grinder role alongside guys like Boyd Gordon, which is obviously the opposite of his style.
-Yakupov had very little desire to improve his game beyond the offensive abilities he possessed. There were many reports of him dogging it in practice and/or working on his shot rather than his skating, back checking, positioning, etc.
Yakupov could’ve been a star in the NHL if Eakins wasn’t such an idiot and if Yak had an understanding of what it takes to be a well rounded player at the NHL level. Instead, he relied on his skill (which had made him the 1st pick) which isn’t enough.
yakupov not only failed in edmonton, he failed in st louis and colorado!
”Hometown of Russia”. Lol
Maybe homeland?
He had so much potential and the passion he played with was insane. To bad he's back in the KHL hopefully he comes back someday I still think he could be a useful player in the right system
I'd say the hopes of him returning to the NHL are nonexistent.
@@RequiredFields yeah I agree at this point he’s a lock for the KHL basically for the rest of his career.
This is what happens when the Oilers "develop a player.
Arizona should pair him with Galchenyuk again, maybe they can reignite that spark?
Di rick dipietro next if u can.
DP15 YEARS, YEARS!
DP 15 YEARS, YEARS!
When he was not injured he was amazing
Great video once again man! Was wondering if you can do Cody Hodgson soon? He was a top 10 pick who absolutely tore up the Ohl and Wjc...but after posting one 20 goal season in the nhl, he fell apart the year after, was placed on waivers, and hasn't played hockey since the 2016 season.
I think injuries had to do a lot with it.
yeah it was his back
@@MrAlalouf1 yup
Blood clots as well- was getting paid until last season I believe.
i believe his dad was managing him and wouldn't let him develop in the farm system and demanded Cody be traded. Well, father doesn't always know best.
I think this is a text book case of incompetent management ruining a players development.
Every player's different and that's ok. Some players need a certain type of development. And that's more than ok, like I said. If the organization does not provide the proper environment for a player to develop, I mostly blame the management/coaching. I don't totally dismiss the player of blame, but not as much the organization in my point of view.
Basically, it's not as much as what the organization does for the player, it's more about not putting obstacles in a player's way.
The Oilers at that time were a tire fire, and the coach (Eakins) was terrible, and even more so, terrible towards Yakupov. If the organization was not in that state of affairs, and the coach wasn't who he was, I feel Yakupov would made at least a decent NHL career out of his opportunity.
(This is all before I watched the video by the way)
For sure he did not adapt very well to the North American pro game. He would have benefited from a season or two in the AHL, but there seems to be an unwritten rule that #1 picks are too good to play in the minors unless they flop their way through their entry-level contract first! I believe that he was just rushed by Oilers management.
As a fan who's from a long time AHL city, we want players like that to come down here to practice. But we don't want them to haul the attitude down here. To be more specific, I'm from Binghamton. We had to witness ottawa's first hand botching of Brian Lee. He thought he was so entitled to the NHL and he was the most forgettable player on the team in the AHL. He got an all-star nomination and everything. And he amounted to nothing. And yet he thought he deserved the show.
I like the topics. But my one beef about his videos is that he doesn't sync up what he's narrating with what is presented visually. It's a little frustrating to watch.
Edmonton has always been shit with development and really management in general. How do you have 4 first overall picks in 6 drafts (albeit of those 4 the only 2 still on the team are Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid obviously) and still be a mediocre team at best Obviously not 100% Yakupov’s fault.
The thing is, Nail Yakupov has all the tools. He's fast and he has a rocket shot. He has had to have a new coach every single year too. I feel like his problem is that he was too stubborn to listen and adjust to being a 2 way player. His time in Colorado and St Louis both had him playing 3rd and 4th line minutes, it's pretty tough to get the numbers of a first overall at that point.
Loving this series
Nail got hammered
I see what you did there.
Edmonton Oilers are proud to select with 1st overall pick..........
Also Patrick Stefan is the biggest bust in my opinion
Connor Callahan not necessarily he had a lot of injuries that effected him but he wasnt like a high end pick but the draft was slim
Daigle is up there as well
@@PhoenixRiseinFlame Daigle had a phenomenal career. What are you talking about?
Daigle’s career high points for a season were a measly 51. He only reached that plateau twice. Most season he averaged around 30 points. Considering he was a first overall pick, I’d reckon he should be considered a bust.
111highgh ur smoking
Keep em coming! The nhl footage matched to the parts speaking about nhl and minor footage during the portions about minors would make these videos unreal.
What happened to Nail? Edmonton happened to Nail...
Let's be honest, Edmonton is where draft picks go to die. They ruined this kid. The talent is there. The passion is there plus some. Edmonton ruined him and it's a damn shame...
Except McDavid. He's good in spite of Edmonton's shitty management.
I know they don't have a lot (that's kind of the point) but why don't you include some of their nhl play/highlights in these videos?
cutto theheart copyright law
Oilers busted Yakupov, Nugent-Hopkins and eventually, Puljujarvi
Wouldn't call Nuge a bust, but agree with you on the other two
Such a passion. I really started to respect him a lot. Best of luck to him in russia!
For me, the biggest fail ever is Alexandre Daigle. He was supposed to be the next Mario Lemieux and broke many records in junior league, but only played a couple of seasons in the NHL and was very disapointing.
Love it when people pronounce Alexander Daigle like bagel
Can’t speak for his early years in Edmonton, but watching him on the blues for a full season it became clear as day that this guy is not even good enough to play on the fourth line of any team in the NHL. I’ve never seen a player panic as much as he does whenever he gets the puck.
Rookie year had 17 goals in 48 gms! Lockout year, pretty damn good
edmonton only turned into a good organization when mcdavid came in. mcdavid was suppose to be a crosby (and is) which turned the organization around. yakupov was never suppose to be a mcdavid but should of been something. I think if yakupov was drafted to edmonton this year I think it would be another story. Also he had a terrible experience in the nhl when Eakins coached him which yakupov could not take mentally as his ice time was deminished and playing a bottom role.
jacob macdonad Good based on?
The Oilers are a tire fire. McDavid is good despite the Oilers not because of them.
If yakupov was drafted this year, it would be the same story. Overshadowed by the core of quality players around him.
Man, this channel deserves way more than 7k.
Biggest bust Alexander daigle or Patrick stefan
woody10 reviews Still Daigle even though he technically had the better career. A lot of people hyped up Daigle like they did McDavid. He was supposed to be the next generation talent. Quebec offered essentially they’re whole team to Ottawa for the number one pick in the 93 draft just so they could get him.
Stefan was 1st overall, but his draft was overall pretty disappointing other than the Sedins, and like 2012 in hindsight is one of the most disappointing drafts in NHL history. So, for those reasons in my opinion Daigle is still the bigger bust.
mirraco323 well Stefan missed the open net vs edmonton
i dunno, if you don't take anything into consideration, then probably Daigle, but i don't like Daigle as number 1 bust. he was drafted #1 to an expansion team, it was pretty much sink or swim with not much help. his first and third years were pretty good for a youngster on a basement team. he was also out of hockey for 3 or 4 years, and made a comeback in 2002 by going through Penguins tryouts, and lead the Minnesota Wild in points in 2003-04. yeah, Daigle was a huge disappointment, probably more so to himself than anyone else, but you still gotta respect what he did.
@CaptJericho yah he had some decent 20 goal seasons and 50 point season's but just not what scouts saw in him
Excited to see the Jack Hughes edition
when he comes back to the NHL, he will bounce back like a star
He is not really a bust because he never had potential to become a NHL superstar. His points before the draft were not AMAZING.
sub ummm... He was hurt half the season of his draft year bud...
I loved Nail in Edmonton he's celebrations were always exciting to watch some people would always say whys he celebrating like he won the stanly cup. Why the hell not not everyone gets too play in the NHL he's just having fun with it.
Now why did he bust maybe hes just not fit for the NHL it's a whole different experience then any other league. I hope Yak can come back to the NHL and find success.
Morgan Rielly > the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th picks in his draft year combined lol. Leafs picked Rielly #5 who was actually the #1 pick
I'd love to see Yakupov kill it in the KHL, then maybe sign a mid-size deal with an NHL club in his mid twenties and get back to the NHL. A lot of guys just need a bit of experience and maturity in their game, and it would be cool to see Nail in NA again, even if he's not a hundred-point scorer, if he could score twenty goals and get a medium-sized contract, I'd be plenty happy.
I’m from Sarnia so I watched him play all the time. Same with Galchenyuk. I even have a yakupov jersey from when he played for the Sarnia sting
Edit: He used to be insane
He’s incredibly talented but the oilers didn’t protect him. They put him on a line with a bunch of glory hunting offensive first rounders who didn’t like each other .
What I wanna know is how the fuck has Edmonton had the number 1 pick years in a row, each being that next generational talent, until they finally lucked out
At least he didn’t screw up a empty netter
Yakupov wihtout a doubt is the All Time Number 1 Bust. Patrick Stefan and Alexander Daigle managed to stay in the NHL for a number of years, Yakupov has left for Russia.
Brendan Gaunce is doing better than Yakupov
Lol yakupov played better. Gaunce is a 4th line plug and on any other team a healthy scratch
I blame the league for allowing Edmonton to have so many high draft picks in successive drafts, who was supposed to teach these kids but other kids.
I hope he comes back in a couple years. I hope he finds a coach in his homeland that will help him turn into an NHL stud.
Nail was the worst. A local Oilers reporter wrote that it appeared Yak skated as if his head was being swarmed by bees
At least he respected the game and tried giving it all he got even when he was being hyped up as the next Ovechkin. Many past NHL busts like Daigle disrespected hockey and had major egos. Yakupov will be a KHL legend and he will probably eventually win a world championship with Russia.
Puljujarvi is shaping up to be a spectacular bust, but that story isn't over yet.
I’d say yes he’s the biggest bust in history. The only solid season he had was his rookie season, and from there on he was basically a 4th line or sometimes healthy scratch. After not doing anything in the NHL, he leaves for the KHL
Daigle is by far the biggest bust ever. For every millennial that wasn't around for it, imagine the Connor McDavid hype and getting Nail's career instead. Daigle was considered a can't lose, generational talent and every team would have given up an arm and a leg to get him.
I wouldn't say he's the biggest draft bust of all time that belongs to Daigle, who was classified as the next Lindros...
Yakupov was hyped but nowhere near as high!
no player from that draft have producd more then 64 points, and only three forwards have get over 50. thats more than bad thats insane
Nail Yakupov is only 24. It is too early to call if he was a bust or not. I would wait for few years until calling him a bust because he can still come back to NHL as better player than before. Just like Alexander Radulov, Dadonov and many other Russian NHL players that came from KHL when being in mid or late 20s
The Oilers should’ve put him in the AHL for 2-3 years. I know a #1 isn’t supposed to play there, but he wasn’t NHL ready. Today he has 27 points in 39 games for St P. So maybe he comes back and starts in the AHL someday?
2012 Overral Wasn’t That Much Of A Draft And Now The Fact That He Left For The KHL We Can Say He’s Top 3 Of The Biggest Bust
No, the biggest bust is Stefan, Yakupov couldn’t control Dallas Eakins.
Teuvo Teräväinen and Forsberg were the best players to come out of this class. He an Forsberg have been the only 2 forwards to reach there projected potential to this point. Could also add Morgan Riley.
He was a s##t player !
Even tho he did fairly well in the KHL I've always thought him going back home during the lockout year was a terrible decision. Sarnia coaches were getting thru to him in his draft year to play in his own end but after going home to Russia where it isn't a huge focal point he just became so 1 dimensional and a huge liability
I live near Sarnia so go to Sarina Sting games and Yakupov was so good, I never thought he would turn out to be so bad
I love nail Yakupov I bought his jersey for when he played for Colorado. Yakupov only played 56 games with Colorado.
Standout players sometimes look better because they are playing with worse players and against worse players in division play. Sarnia being taken out in the first round was the crack in the armour. Good players LOOK GREAT, GREAT PLAYERS MAKE THE WHOLE TEAM LOOK GREAT.
Really like the new thumb nails great paintings
As a wise man once said… “red jersey, 80,000 people’s no matter how many shoots Canda shoots we beat canda and that’s all that matters
My prediction : he goes to Russia, plays well for 2-3 seasons then makes an NHL comeback where he puts up 45-50 points. Then the following year he regresses again then has to go back to the KHL to finish his career.
Oilers failed him hard in my opinion. He didn't live up to the hype but I feel like there could have been more to show if he went to a better franchise at the time.
I get he isn’t what he was supposed to be, but the fact he is not even able to be a 4th liner in the nhl is unbelievable. You’re telling me Connor brown is better than this guy?
In 2012 re-draft 1. Vasilevsky 2. Rielly 3. Dumba 4. Murray 5. Trouba
He played really well with duchene i thought he was gonna have a revival but then we traded duchene and he played bad, good guy tho
Alexandre Daigle and Doug Wickenheiser were both more highly touted than Yakupov, and both busted at least as badly as Yakupov
Feel like everyone from the sting is a bust. Reid Boucher (broke stamkos' goal scoring record, Pavel Zacha (6th overall pick but is still 21 so we'll see), Nail Yakupov (no explanation needed).
yotta93 meister you a devils fan? Pavel zacha loves hitting the post. I think he’s good and will be much better in a year or two
Two words ... Dallas And Todd Mac .... they killed this kid
Had success under Ralph and Todd Nelson and had success on McDavids line too
Umm no it was Dallas Eakins he ruined yakupov and stunted him, 0/10 for no bashing Eakins. Nobody is gonna want yakupov anymore, if the clowns in the oilers management back then were actually smart he wouldn’t have been ruined. So the clowns of the oilers made him a bust
Hes not the biggest bust but he is still up there but daigle has to be #1 cause he straight out sucked
Sucked??? He had 2 50 point seasons
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I like Yak, I think he just needed the right system.
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he sucked because he wasn't ready. plus, galchenyuk was the one who made him look like a better player that he actually is. if I were the oilers, I would have left him play with the sarnia sting for another year
It's a shame it didn't work for him in Colorado. I wish him luck playing in Russia. He could return to the NHL but I doubt it.
Good info, but you really need to work on your narration. You run on with some lines and then pause in odd places of others. Keep working on it and you should do well.
Oilers ruin made him be the guy who has get the one job and ruined his development and was not ready for nhl should been in minors or ahl
nail failed because he couldn't think the game at the speed that was needed to for the NHL. it didn't have anything to do with the management
Man if he had turned out what he was hyped to be Mcdavid may actually a wing man and they may not have signed lucic and their cap wouldn't be screwed
Nite glider Their cap would still be screwed, he would want to be paid eventually if he played how he should have.
T0psid3 that's true but at least they'd be getting a good player and not Lucic
Id say yes he is the biggest bust if he never plays another nhl game. I think theres a chance of a comeback to the Nhl but as of now its not looking good. Looking at Daigles numbers it looks like he had atleast a few decent seasons. Stefan was just straight up terrible from the looks of his numbers
Yes but Daigle was hailed as a generational talent ie Lindros. Yakupov was never as hyped
Lot of Russians make this list and you have to wonder if language and cultural differences make it that much harder for players to adapt. In his own year I'd call Griffin Reinhart going fourth a bigger bust than Yakupov.
Yakupov with 350 games played had an NHL career. Not a great one and nowhere near what was expected but he's more like Greg Joly, Brian Lawton, Patrick Stefan, Nik Zherdev, Rico Fata, Rick Dipietro, Cam Barker, Jack Skille, Gilbert Brule.
These guys all had NHL careers , just really bad ones.
I always go back to one of the biggest fails in Ottawa Senator drafting history when they took Alexandre Daigle . He played 616 NHL games and was a half point a game player in the toughest hockey league in the world. NHL scouting mistranslated the dominance they saw for the 6' 200 lb Daigle in junior to what they expected in the NHL. His mindset didn't seem up to it either. He took two years off to be an actor? But when he played and dedicated himself to the game he was a credible NHL forward who could bring you a little offense. Just not the dominant superstar the scouts wanted when they saw him getting 137 points in junior.
Lots of missed picks but more in the old days
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Greg Joly in 1974 was pretty bad. Played in 365 games, but probably only because he was a first overall pick. The third overall pick was Rick Hampton. Again only played in 337 games.
Next year the Kansas City Scouts drafted Barry Dean second overall and he played 165 games. The fourth pick in 1976 was Fred Williams and he only played 44 games. Fifth overall was Bjorn Johansson and 15 games.
Danny Geoffrion was drafted 8th in 1978. He only played in 111 games. Fred Arthur was 8th overall in 1980 - 80 gp.
Gord Kluzak in 1982 was taken first overall and played 299 games
Brian Lawton went first in 83 and played 422 games. Pat Lafontaine went third Steve Yzerman went fourth.
Craig redmond went 6th in 1985 : 191 games
LA had two first round picks in 1985 9th and 10th. They took Craig Duncanson 38 gp and Dan Gratton 9 gp. I hope the entire scouting system got fired.
1986 NJ picked Neil Brady 3rd overall and he played 89 games. Vancouver took Dan Woodley 7th and he played in 5.
1987 LA picked fourth and took Wayne McBean (211 gp) nope same scouts in place.
1988 Quebec took Daniel Dore 5th overall (17gp)
1989 NYI picked 2nd and took Dave Chyzowski and he played 126 nhl games
1990 NYI picked sixth and took Scott scissons 2 GP
1991 Vancouver took Alex stojanov 7th . He played in 107 games but the winger only ever scored 7 points. That's a bad pick.
1992 Philadelphia took Ryan sittler 7th overall out of high school and he never played a game.
1994 edmonton took Jason Bonsignore 4th and he played 79 games.
1995 Montreal terry Ryan 8th and 8 games played
1996 Washington 4th Alex Volchkov 3 gp
1997 Calgary 6th overall Daniel Tkachuk 19 gp
1998 Calgary 6th Rico Fata 230 gp
1999 Atlanta Patrik Stefan 1st overall 455 gp 188 pts. NYR 4th Pavel Brendl 78 gp Nashville 6th Brian Finley 4 gp
Maybe just a bad draft year though goalie Craig Anderson went in the 3rd round and Ryan Miller went in the fifth. Some guy called Zetterberg also went late.
2000 Rick DiPietro 1st overall NYI played 318 games as a goalie but was terrible mostly. They drafted him after already having drafted Rick Luongo a couple years before. Maybe Gaborik or scottie Hartnell would have been more useful for them.
Boston took Lars Jonsson 7th (8gp) Calgary took Brent Krahn 9th. The goalie got in one symbolic game in Calgary.
2001 Alex Svitov 3rd TBL (179 gp) Stan Chistov (5th) ANA (196 gp) were both highly touted russians who went nowhere that year.
2002 Fla Petr Taticek 9th (3gp)
2003 Nik Zherdev 4th CLB 421 gp Pretty good player on this list
20o4 Chicago 3rd Cam Barker 310 gp
2005 CLB Gilbert Brule 6th 299 Chi Jack Skille 7th 368 gp
2007 Bos Zack Hamil 8th 20 gp
2008 CLB Nik Filatov 6th 53 gp
2009 DAL Scott Glennie 8th 1 gp
2012 NYI Griffin Reinhart 4th 47 gp Edm Nail Yakupov 1st 350 gp
2014 NYI Michael del Cole 5th 118 gp
2016 Van Olli Juolevi 5th 41 gp
2017 Phi Nolan Patrick 2nd overall 222gp INJ Vegas 6th Cody Glass 116 NYR 7th Liaas Andersson 110 gp
2018
Well after this guys still have time to make it.
Can you do a top 10 center duo in the NHL
He will be back in a few years. Edmonton did screw him up a bit. He'll come back Radulov-style.
No. He had a very good Rookie Season. Just after that is the “Draft” part
Gord Kluzak is worst first overall pick in nhl history. Stefan, Daigle, Lawton, DiPietro and Yakupov among worst 2-10. In pro draft
I'm an Oilers fan but I agree. They screwed up with this kid.
What about doing one on the one hit wonders like Jonathan cheechoo,
Oilers fucked his development just like 90% of the other top prospects this team had.
ESPOSITO hope they never win the cup
Boy Jacob Trouba or Morgan Rielly would sure look good on the Oilers right about now lol
He honestly has had pretty decent seasons, just not 1 overall caliber
Ottawa Senators pick Alexander Daigle was the biggest draft bust of all time.
Maybe not the biggest bust, but the dumbest ever pick. The Oilers were full of young forwards at the time and the draft was not looking promising. They should have flipped the pick or selected a defenseman.