The Horrific Downfall of Nail Yakupov (2012 1st Overall Pick - 2021 KHL Star)

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Hello Guys Welcome Back! I'm Nathan, and Today I'm Discussing Former 1st Overall Pick Nail Yakupov, With an Extraordinary Junior Career, Nail Yakupov looked like the NEXT RUSSIAN SENSATION. But HOW Did He Go from the BEST Prospect on the Planet to KHL Replacement Player? We Answer ALL Those Questions and MORE In This Documentary Style Hockey Essay!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:12 Chapter 1 Rise of the Yak
6:08 Chapter 2 The 1st Overall Pick Has Arrived
9:06 Chapter 3 The Trade
11:50 Chapter 4 Coming Home Early
13:40 Chapter 5 The Final Chapter
16:26 Outro, Subscribe!
The 2012 NHL Draft was INSANENLY WEIRD, Here are the Results of the First Round:
1st Overall / Nail Yakupov / Edmonton Oilers
2nd Overall / Ryan Murray / Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd Overall / Alex Galchenyuk / Montreal Canadiens
4th Overall / Griffin Reinhart / New York Islanders
5th Overall / Morgan Rielly / Toronto Maple Leafs
6th Overall / Hampus Lindholm / Anaheim Ducks
7th Overall / Matt Dumba / Minnesota Wild
8th Overall / Derrick Pouliot / Pittsburgh Penguins
9th Overall / Jacob Trouba / Winnipeg Jets
10th Overall / Slater Koekkoek / Tampa Bay Lightning
11th Overall / Filip Forsberg / Washington Capitals
12th Overall / Mikhail Grigorenko / Buffalo Sabres
13th Overall / Radek Faksa / Dallas Stars
14th Overall / Zemgus Girgensons / Buffalo Sabres
15th Overall / Cody Ceci / Ottawa Senators
16th Overall / Tom Wilson / Washington Capitals
17th Overall / Tomas Hertl / San Jose Sharks
18th Overall / Teuvo Teravainen / Chicago Blackhawks
19th Overall / Andrei Vasilevskiy / Tampa Bay Lightning
20th Overall / Scott Laughton / Philadelphia Flyers
21st Overall / Mark Jankowski / Calgary Flames
22nd Overall / Olli Maatta / Pittsburgh Penguins
23rd Overall / Michael Matheson / Florida Panthers
24th Overall / Malcolm Subban / Boston Bruins
25th Overall / Jordan Schmaltz / St. Louis Blues
26th Overall / Brendan Gaunce / Vancouver Canucks
27th Overall / Henrik Samuelsson / Arizona Coyotes
28th Overall / Brady Skjei / New York Rangers
29th Overall / Stefan Matteau / New York Rangers
30th Overall / Tanner Pearson / Los Angeles Kings
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@GravitehHockey 3 года назад

This was my favorite video I've ever made, Hopefully Y'all Enjoy! What Are YOUR Thoughts On Nail Yakupov's RISE and FALL? And Did YOU See Yakupov becoming a SUPERSTAR or a HUGE BUST At the Time? I'd LOVE to Hear YOUR Thoughts! #GravGang #RoadTo30kSUBS

@wesmccauley5622 3 года назад

Is it just me or does Jordan leaving for baseball more important than Yakupov’s journey starting. I’m a hockey fan and I feel like that’s the no-brainer for wut event was bigger lol

@wesmccauley5622 3 года назад

Do a vid on why that Crosby dude was such a bust.

@BOBAVINES 3 года назад

Ah there's the video you where planning...

@ayoutubechannelwhosubbedto968 3 года назад

ilya mikheyev

@teemuh3724 3 года назад

Who was DRAFTED Second that year?

@stonecold7113 3 года назад

I love how Yakupov being a bust isn’t even a big deal to the Oilers cuz they had so many first overall picks🤣

@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232 3 года назад

I hate how u havent gone on to my channel an disliked all my videos

@strahinjagov 3 года назад

Nah it's bc they have McJesus now lol

@RicoBurghFan 3 года назад

Yeah they really did great with all those #1s. The real bust is the Oilers management.

@oilersridersbluejays 3 года назад

Exactly. Other than Yakupov, the other 1st overalls weren’t busts at all. Look at who were the GMs at the time: Tambellini, McTavish, and Chiarelli. All three GM’s were absolutely terrible. Drafting Yakupov, firing Ralph Krueger on Skype, trading Hall for Larsson, signing Lucic and Koskinen to big number/long term contracts...the list goes on.

@STTDB1990 3 года назад

Lmao

@Nail_Yakupov 3 года назад

The peasants of the NHL weren’t worth my talent, so I didn’t try, I needed competition

@politicalbandwagon4989 2 года назад

Peasants like Conner McDavid?

@arandomguyontheinternet3520 3 года назад

imagine what history it will be if yakupov wasn’t a draft bust.

@GravitehHockey 3 года назад

Edmonton might not have gotten McDavid!

@tromedl 2 года назад

Soon they will not have him.

@chilloutbruh.1503 Год назад

If Oilers drafted Murray and Washington Drafted Nail

@Zaghzackio 3 года назад

The minecraft music in the background makes this the best video ever. The thing with yak was he was an elite athlete but had no other elite qualities

@shaedonshergill3162 3 года назад

11:01 "Final Nail in the coffin." I see what you did there LMAO

@sharkbait22 3 года назад

This man proved that you can be good in juniors, get drafted 1st and then be incredibly bad. Man NHL legend and my idol. You should do Rick DiPietro next if you make another video like this

@TropicsHC 3 года назад

I went to Highschool with Yakupov (Northern Highschool Sarnia Ontario) and he was just the most unliked person to the point the other Hockey players didnt even like being around him. 1 time he literally made fun of the special ed kids selling Muffins like who does that.... Karma ended up catching him at least

@andrewgibb8846 2 года назад

I went to Northern graduated 1998, I remember the Sting players would have classes and they all looked like full grown men with beards. I don’t know how seriously they took school because they were playing so much hockey with practice and games, they looked exhausted from what I remember. Nail looked like he had quite the ego but I don’t know how you handle that kind of popularity at 17-18.

@Ogchampayne 2 года назад

@@andrewgibb8846 with decent parents lol

@yorkudegree4358 3 года назад

Yakupov is immensely talented. Incredible shot, excellent hands and blazing speed. Hockey IQ is among the lowest in his draft year. Terribly sad, lost in his world and cannot be coached.

@nobuddy2012 Год назад

I coached a kid like that in Midget Rep. Best skater, stickhandler, and shot on the team. But, he played a different game. I'm not sure what that game was, but it wasn't hockey. Once we had just scored with less than a minute to go in the game to go ahead 6-5. This kid decided that this was a good time to initiate a fight. We got the instigator, they scored on the power play, and we lost in OT. His Dad tried to get me replaced as coach because I wouldn't play him the last two minutes of any game after that. He lasted four games in Juniors. His teammates set fire to his skates in the parking lot. That should tell you something.

@joshhale9355 3 года назад

He seems to have Manziel qualities. All the talent and ability in the world, but kept shooting himself in the foot.

@Theskullcrusher10399 Год назад

The manziel of the nhl

@YT0091 3 года назад

This is a clear example of character being as important as the talent. The HoF players all have a team-first character. Those that are self centered are left alone on the bench.

@vithursan.b 3 года назад

That 2012 draft class has to be one the worst in recent years

@oilersridersbluejays 3 года назад

Very shallow draft indeed.

@empire0 2 года назад

Bad for high end talent, but surprisingly good for goalies, and some good depth players, which are a lot harder to scout based on how guys play at 18. Definitely one of the strangest drafts in awhile, I remember thinking the Oilers should have taken Murray as they needed defense and I wasn't sold on Yakupov being an elite player, but I don't think he would have fared any better

@bent6293 2 года назад

Weren't the first 4 picks total busts?

@Theskullcrusher10399 Год назад

@@bent6293 first four were yakupov Ryan Murray, Alex Galchenyuk, and Griffin Reinhart. 2 were busts 2 are decent

@harderman306 Год назад

@@Theskullcrusher10399 Yakupov and Reinhardt were by far the worst

@Natendowii 3 года назад

When the biggest highlight of your career is your broken-english interview at the world Juniors, you know you're a draft bust.

@habsfanhighlights1317 3 года назад

This is... legendary this is THE GOATED STORY OF THE YAK ATTACK

@ryanclaussen1692 3 года назад

more like the crap attack lol

@Nail_Yakupov 3 года назад

@@ryanclaussen1692 I disagree

@ryanclaussen1692 3 года назад

@@Nail_Yakupov lmao

@eich95 3 года назад

Serves him right for being named after a small construction object

@justinbelinfante9089 3 года назад

I can’t watch this it gives me PTSD as an Oilers fan.

@stonecold7113 3 года назад

Y’all got McDavid and Draisatl now......tf do you care🤣

@richrealdeal6606 3 года назад

I love these type of vid, do more more 🔥🔥🔥

@GravitehHockey 3 года назад

I would love to, these videos take wayyyyy too long to make though so if they don't do too well we'll see!

@nhlhockeynewsreports5360 3 года назад

Agreed

@maddiegrace2313 3 года назад

Finally getting a chance to catch up on Grav content and this video is phenomenal! Amazing job 💙

@Hockeyarcadeandcoins 3 года назад

Freaking amazing video!!!! What a great job! Your editing is way better! I think you are doing a great job! I hope when I have kids I can get them into hockey, and the NHL. It would be worth it in my opinion!

@Peacy27 3 года назад

Very good video Nathan, you can be very proud! Keep up the good work :)

@brad1265 3 года назад

Great job man. Definitely do more vids like this!

@carloscraigito7384 3 года назад

I really enjoyed this style of video! Do more of these man

@brianleach1866 3 года назад

I really like the new style in this video. Great addition to your normal content! keep up the good work!

@johnf6063 3 года назад

If Yakupov put as much effort into being a team player as he did with his goal celebrations he’d be the best ever 😂

@JC42844 3 года назад

Agree with u this is one of ur best vids grav💪 keep it up

@jonleblanc2436 3 года назад

Great format, great transitions, loved how in depth you got in each chapter and category, I loved the use of pictures and visuals, dude this was A tier

@floridaman735 3 года назад

Grav to 50k by the end of year, let’s go! #Grav gang

@alexwind7123 3 года назад

Had a friend who played in the Ohl and was saying they were lying about his age... he was actually like 21 not 18.Probably bullshit but he swears by it 😂 he’s like the guy is actually 30 now! He was so dominant cause he had 3-4 years on the league

@mvxxderxnxx3078 Год назад

😂😂😂😂

@mason4796 3 года назад

Definitely your best video grav!

@idontgivetkachuk 3 года назад

Gravs doing a voice over video 😳

@idontgivetkachuk 3 года назад

@Makossi * thanks man! And I appreciate you for always stopping by! Glad to see you support Gravs as well!!

@jonathanboivin9454 3 года назад

Great vid, I love this kind of content

@lukerisko7601 3 года назад

Love the Minecraft Music in the background!

@andrewgibb8846 2 года назад

Excellent video 👍

@shawnerickstad129 3 года назад

Hard to feel bad for a jerk

@r2saysantonlundellbottomte788 3 года назад

That was the best intro I’ve ever seen

@trainedtokillclan9909 3 года назад

great facts great video man

@zestplays 3 года назад

Love the mine raft music as transitions brings back nostalgic memories

@gavinrector4510 3 года назад

I love how you play minecraft songs. Keep up the amazing work.

@philippemineau2015 2 года назад

13:52 "From a first overall pick to basically a KHL scrub.." dang that's hard, but also so true

@odasflex 3 года назад

Great video man, gotta love the Minecraft soundtrack nostalgia

@jonleblanc2436 3 года назад

Grav this is the best video you’ve ever created

@yourdudeleevi9344 3 года назад

So your saying that i should subscribe? If i do what do i get?

@wesmccauley5622 3 года назад

Do a vid like this for every single player who didn’t get 1000 points

@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232 3 года назад

Owen power is back again

@benjaminstang1780 3 года назад

Wow, what a video!

@ethvn8 3 года назад

Dude I love this video so far. I would love to see more like this from you!

@centralhockey12 3 года назад

You guys should watch an early interview during when he was still learning English and then watch a more recent video of him speaking English. It’s actually very impressive, you can barely hear any Russian accent in his voice when he speaks English

@Lord_Ranon 2 года назад

Ego destroyed him. He forgot hard work, ethic and application is what is required. As an Avs fan, I was so disappointed with him.

@d0giem Год назад

He was doing well early in the 2017 season , but the Avs were rolling and he couldn't keep up with Kerfoot, Jost, Compher etc

@zestplays 3 года назад

Love the minecraft music as transitions brings back nostalgic memories

@poksi360 3 года назад

Why no KHL stats on screen when you show his NHL stats?

@alexdelcourt9732 3 года назад

Can you explain what happened with Modano with the wings and Babcock? Just explain the career of Mr.America

@SeanP7195 2 года назад

He was at the end of a 236 year career is what happened.

@adammckenzie6074 2 месяца назад

Having the first name nail is pretty dope

@habsmcj 3 года назад

*manifesting a yakupov return to the NHL*

@brendanphillipps6627 3 года назад

Do alex daigle or Patrik stefan next!

@Spartan086 3 года назад

Man out here using Minecraft music as the background music

@beatzy4245 3 года назад

Yakupov didnt go down hes just too good for the nhl

@GravitehHockey 3 года назад

TOO OP

@patrickpoint9985 Год назад

Yak is a gift from god 🙏🏻

@oilersridersbluejays 3 года назад

Look at all those names we could have had in Edmonton! Nope, we choose Yakupov...

@brucemckinlay9739 2 года назад

He was the consensus #1 pick. Moreso than Hall or RNH were. Draft hindsight is a fools game.

@justinflaherty8151 3 года назад

Do the oilers always just pick first in the draft? Is it like a god given right because they drafted the great one? Is that why?

@funjunk2835 8 месяцев назад

The greatest player of all time.

@gavinrector4510 3 года назад

HE plays the song sweden from minecraft in chapter 3. LEGEND

@docforest4851 Год назад

If there had been clones of Nail Yakupov, and 4 of them went into a corner for the puck, the opposing defenseman would have still come up with the puck. Extremely light stick. Was a liability on the ice. I’m not sure if it was a lack of effort, or a low hockey IQ, but he just couldn’t play at the NHL level. His first year stats was really inflated with garbage goals when the game never mattered.

@Vladdy89 2 месяца назад

I met him a few times in Russia a couple of years ago and it struck me that despite being one of the biggest disappointments in the NHL history and being a mediocre KHL player he had an arrogant attitude like he is a superstar. To be honest, it was even fun to chat with him and see all that delusions in his brain :))

@Mcdavidsburner 2 года назад

What always confused me is he had a great rookie season. I’ve never seen a player peak in their rookie season and violently plummet from there😂😂

@shrapnel77 2 года назад

It's happened in baseball a lot. Different sport, but usually means the player is either 1.) Total asshole who cannot be coached 2.) Drugs 3.) Injury.

@gwell66v2AnimeReviews 3 месяца назад

Covered his actual downfall (2nd and 3rd season) in two seconds with almost no detail or ganeplay footage. Shit coukd just go look at his career stats myself then

@crosschexxsports2895 3 года назад

Hopefully Jack Hughes doesn’t follow the same path. I get nervous when people bring up comparing the two #1 overall picks.

@Theskullcrusher10399 Год назад

56 points in 49 games probably not

@ryans413 3 года назад

I somewhat blame both management and Nail. They should have gave him a full season in the AHL to help season his game. Plus Nails attitude was in the wrong place he had a somewhat cocky attitude that wasn’t helping his game. Kinda glad Puljujarvi has come back and wants to work on the game aspect it’s not about you it’s about your game and being a team play Nail was non of that I always felt he was more about him then his teammates

@mattramage7163 3 года назад

Next video should be Shatty: the king of D

@Waders27 3 года назад

Reports a few years ago were that it was Daryl Katz that told Tambellini to draft Yakupov. Tambellini wanted Murray, just like most of the scouts.

@y3ee3e 3 года назад

murray is a bust too. also Oilers scouts suck and yak was the consensus first overall pick. Oilers coaching ruined nail. his rookie year was really good

@Hisdudeness9500 3 года назад

@@y3ee3e He was on at least one team's "Do not draft" list, so I don't know about consensus.

@harderman306 Год назад

Mind you Murray turned out to be glass

@Scorges1 3 года назад

The Blues legend

@cheesegrater5340 6 месяцев назад

he wasnt the worst in nhl history because he actually played in the nhl unlike a few

@onebitebigmac 3 года назад

Lmao. I dig the minecraft music 😂😂

@nickm590 2 года назад

Next soon to be Kappo kakoo

@Alexey_md13 3 года назад

Печально, но правда!

@robrick9361 2 года назад

When you have the body but not the mind : Fail Yakupov.

@TheSkyatollah 3 года назад

Nail was never the same after Frieza fucked him up and he fused with Piccolo.

@BenDover-vs7ih 3 года назад

Freakin Edmonton 3 straight first overall picks and then got McJesus in 2015...F*** the Oilers so glad Fail Yakupov busted so dang fast.

@johnhaggerty1667 3 года назад

Oilers need a few more 1st overall picks. Bums!

@adammckenzie6074 2 месяца назад

What do u know im from nizehcamp too

@klondikebar5545 3 года назад

I’m convinced the oilers are just really really bad at developing high level prospects. McDavid and Drai are too good to mess up

@TripleAlfafa 3 года назад

And for whatever reason, he's now a Gagarin cup winner. Dude has the weirdest career.

@harderman306 Год назад

Nail was like Happy Gilmore - “Hell of a shot, but he couldn’t skate worth shit”

@jumpshot8955 3 года назад

The minecraft music tho

@TylrVncnt Год назад

“Final *Nail* in the coffin” 💀

@sharangoalvich 3 года назад

Rangers just drafted yakapov 2.0 in lafrenierre

@GravitehHockey 3 года назад

Yep, Will Cuylle ;)

@Hisdudeness9500 3 года назад

HIs only notable goal shows precisely why he was a bust. Skated past his entire team to be a diva at center ice.

@Mattblaze1477 2 месяца назад

His attitude and selfish 'put the team last' mindset was his downfall. You can have all the talent in the world but if you have this obnoxious 'I dont give a shit' attitude then that mindset will bleed into every part of your life. Could have gone different for him if he just knew how to be humble.

@dredynkassi3238 3 года назад

I would love to have Yak-Mcdavid-Leon on one line

@y3ee3e 3 года назад

nice video. I remember arguing with low IQ homer oiler fans about how much better galchenyuk and rielly would be than yak. haha

@brucemckinlay9739 2 года назад

His rookie season wasn't even that great. He managed to get 6 goals in the last 3 games of the season during garbage time which made his stats in the shortened season look better than they otherwise would have been.

@Gixsir 2 года назад

Worst part about RU-vid now is the guilt trip about watching but not subscribing. Be glad people watched at all not a good look

@Ogchampayne 2 года назад

I still don’t get how he went first there’s few dudes that totally coulda went above him lol

@phanatic599 3 года назад

1:08 😂😂😂

@GravitehHockey 3 года назад

NEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

@canadasugardaddysugardaddy1797 9 месяцев назад

That whole draft class was bad in all fairness. It’s like picking a beauty Queen at fat camp

@gocanuckurself1 3 года назад

Poor guy is just a meme at this point

@jasonsmith5226 2 года назад

Brian Burke said he was the worst draft interview ever. Said he was arrogant, & combative

@Sanchezy804 3 года назад

I’m the next nail yakapov wait 2023

@wesmccauley5622 3 года назад

@GravitehHockey 3 года назад

Hi carter :)

@wesmccauley5622 3 года назад

@@GravitehHockey Hi

@ayoutubechannelwhosubbedto968 3 года назад

ilya mikheyev

@VoIcanoman 3 года назад

1:43 Is he really the worst 1st-overall pick in NHL history? I think he's definitely top 10 worst...but back in the '60s there were some bad bad picks. At least 2 or 3 drafts, the 1st-overall pick never played a single NHL game! Yakupov played over 300 NHL games. Or what about goalie Rick DiPietro - he never justified being selected 1st overall with his play. So...at the very most, Yakupov is the 5th-worst 1st-overall selection...and even that is debatable.