When the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, a team in their own Decade of Darkness, spinning their wheels in the mud, it got me thinking of the Oilers of the past. Specially, the ...

Edmonton Oilers’ Nail Yakupov celebrates his game tying goal against the Los Angeles Kings during third period NHL hockey action, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Edmonton, Alberta. (AP Photo/The Canadian ...

Yakupov, now 30 years old, appeared in 31 KHL games last season with Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik, recording eight goals and tallying 19 points. He’s spent the past seven seasons playing in the KHL, after ...

At first glance, this is shaping up to be another disappointing season for Nail Yakupov. The 2012 first overall pick has just two goals and four points in 12 games, but while he might be struggling ...

Yakupov, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound right winger, had eight goals and 15 assists in 60 games last season for the Oilers and was a minus-16. His best season was his rookie year, 2012-13, when he had 17 ...

Okay. Let’s start with a simple timeline, shall we? Depending on your part of the country news broke around noon that the Edmonton Oilers had reentered talks with several teams about the services of ...

PITTSBURGH - Nail Yakupov insists his goal is to play in the NHL. The talented 18-year-old forward also understands why some NHL general managers remain skeptical. The rise of the Kontinental Hockey ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Nail Yakupov (right), then with Edmonton, takes a shot as Paul Stastny of the Blues defends during a game last October in St.

Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher was pretty clear during his exit interview with the media last week that he doesn't plan on being a big spender in free agency this summer. That's bad news for Wild ...

After a hot start to his St. Louis Blues career, things have cooled off considerably for Nail Yakupov. Sitting in the press box is not sitting well with him. The St. Louis Blues took a flyer by ...