Remember about two days before the draft this year? It was all but confirmed that the Edmonon Oilers were going to ship Nail Yakupov out of town, and all he would get in return was the bus fare to do so and a third-round pick. Fast-forward weeks later, and Nail is still on the team and likely a top-six forward going into training camp.
There has been a lot of people critical of his play; Head Coach Todd McLellan has almost named him as having bad practice habits. But in a twist, former Oilers net minder Ben Scrivens has come to the aid of the beleaguered former first over all pick.