Yak-Mania may also be coming to an end soon. He played limited minutes on the fourth line, took a dumb penalty and had one promising end-to-end rush cut short when Greer went offsides. He was visibly upset when the ref blew the whistle too.
He's definitely a weird, weird player to watch. For a guy with elite hands and skating ability I don't think I've ever seen a guy struggle to secure passes that weren't perfect tape-to-tape dishes on his stick blade. If it's anywhere near his skates or on his backhand you may as well be sailing it over his head. His decision-making sure seems a bit on the slow side as well. Take all that in addition to what looks like a guy who only turns it up to 11 every now and then and you just don't have a guy who's going to be in the NHL much longer. Oh well, it was worth one last try.
It's a shame, he's a very likable guy, but just not good enough for the NHL. I wonder if the Oilers are so desperate for help on the right side they make a trade/claim for him?
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