The Colorado Avalanche’s newest winger, Nail Yakupov, has had a very unlucky and rocky career that includes lockouts, coaching changes, and tanks. Colorado could be the fresh start he needs to unlock his full potential. “To say the Oilers then were a disaster would be an understatement. They made a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2006, but by 2009, they were one of the bottom 10 teams in the league. After that, they finished 30th, 30th, and 29th the next three seasons.” [BSN Denver]
Like Yak, Jonathan Bernier is a player with a mile high ceiling but just struggles to put it together (being on the tire fire Maple Leafs probably didnt help, sorry).