When Nail Yakupov had 17 goals in his rookie season, everyone thought he was on his way to becoming a 40 goal scorer. After that season, he regressed for a sophomore slump; however, most thought he would return to form.
He never did. So, the Edmonton Oilers traded him to the St. Louis Blues, where he received fourth line minutes, and dressed in only 40 games in what was supposed to be a reclamation project. Yeah, nice job St. Louis.
Anyway, it obviously didn’t work out for him there because Yakupov is not a fourth line player.