Article: Danila Yurov Is Passing His First Test

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On 11/21/2025 at 10:39 AM, Mateo3xm said:

 

How on earth did they get lucky? They were basically bad for long enough till some generational talent came along and they got them. What are you actually trying to imply? The oilers got two of the best players in the world arguably and they came within one game of winning a Stanley cup. Thats farther than we have ever been and ever will get if we don’t do a rebuild at some point.

To put it into perspective, the oilers and the Sabers are notoriously known as some of the worst managed franchises in the entire nhl and one of them made it to the Stanley Cup finals. The Buffalo sabers probably could have won a Cup if they didn’t trade their elite players before they hit their prime. Below are players the Sabers drafted but traded away: Eichel, Reinhart, Ullmark, Brandon Hagel, Casey Mittlstadt, Cozens, Peterka..Below are some players they had on the team but didn’t draft: Ryan O’Reilly, Brandon Montour, Taylor Hall etc. There’s a lot more.

The Wild aren’t a poorly managed team other than the fact they refuse to do a rebuild. They are far more competent than Edm or Buffalo. If we drafted a Bedard, Celebrini, Carlsson, Jack Hughes even a Fantilli. Those players basically develop themselves. They’re elite and basically NHL ready as is. Some may take a little longer to develop but they usually get where they’re suppose to be based on their all around skill and history of elite play.

 

Krill, Faber, Buium, Yurov…. Seem to have shown up NHL ready. Wally, Ohgren and many others have done their time in Iowa. and then the trade for Gus….. we gave up an aging vet.  BG has made a lot of great decisions. Jiricek and a couple others still need time. Im gonna sit back and enjoy the ride.