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Yakupov on media lockdown through Sunday
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08:23 AM ET 12.28 | Nail Yakupov has decided a timeout is in order. The Russian star, who was quoted this week in Russia's R-Sport as saying that Canadian hockey players were dirty, won't be talking to reporters at the 2013 world junior championship until Sunday, a Russian team official said on Thursday. Yakupov, the first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2012 NHL entry draft, was quoted as saying: "I will have to keep a cool head and ignore provocations. Especially against the Canadians. These guys play dirty. We got used to that, we played a few games in North America, so our team is ready." Canada and Russia meet on New Year's Eve in a game that should be the marquee attraction of the preliminary round.
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yawn
Spiny Norman
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Yakupov on media lockdown through Sunday
This isn't necessary for the English media. It would take him longer than that to put together a sentence.
Canuck eh?
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or, one that could be sufficiently translated poorly enough to be of any interest
Spiny Norman
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LOL The guy knows six English words and takes 10 minutes to use them all twice.
shiprock
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Just finished watching he first 2 periods of USA vs Russia. So far all i see is Nail skating like lightning , but doing jack all really to get a goal ???
Harry Crack
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Sounds like the perfect Oiler. He'll fit right in over there. Either that or, he's saving it all for the "dirty Canadians" on Monday, HC. Be afraid! Be very afraid!
roamer
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If only he used two of them in the right order, we might get a clue of what he's trying to say.
roamer
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LOL Dirty Canadian -yes , Dirty Sanchez-no
Harry Crack
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that's what rex Ryan said last week....
Spiny Norman
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Bulletin board material.
bostongm
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Sanchez can't get that smell of poop out of his nose.
shiprock
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neither can the jets' fans
Spiny Norman
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He may not have to learn English if he keeps trying to block shots face first...
Golden Bay
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Soooo .... I was not the only one who saw that. For a moment I thought I was imagining things.
roamer
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Had an old coach who played for Badger Bob at Wisconsin that always told me it was the goalie's job to stop the puck.
Golden Bay
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I saw it too and the way he went horizontal it didn't look like it was the first time he had done it. He took one for the team, good for him and happy he is an Oiler
whale2
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Badger Bob was great. Even though he coached the dreaded Flames he was always a favorite of mine and very happy for him that he did get a Stanley Cup win.
whale2
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Add Lanny "Moustache" McDonald to those sentiments as well.
Golden Bay
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Absolutely. All round good guy and very very good player with or without the puck.
whale2
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Basking in the reverential glow of FLAMES Love...breathe it in Brothers...its intoxicating
Harry Crack
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