The St. Louis Blues acquired Russian forward Nail Yakupov from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday for forward Zach Pochiro and a conditional draft pick next year. The No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft, the 23-year-old Yakupov had eight goals and 15 assists in 60 games last season.
He would have been a decent look, honestly. Although guys like him have not worked out in the past in Ottawa (Filatov), essentially a 3rd round pick would have been worth the gamble, IMO. He's put up a 17 goal season and 14 goal season, as well as two 30 point seasons.
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