Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins told media on Wednesday that the team had no intentions of trading struggling forward Nail Yakupov.
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the first-year coach told reporters outside of the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where
the Oilers - last in the Western Conference - play the Lightning on Thursday
night. Eakins felt it necessary to personally inform the second-year player that
rumours he might be hearing about his impending move from the Alberta capital
hold no weight. “Nail Yakupov is not being shopped," said Eakins. "Hes not going
anywhere and I wanted him to hear that from me and look me in my eyes and let
him know that, hey, were attached at the hip. Were going to make him a better
player and its okay to struggle.” In 14 games this season, Yakupov, the
first-overall pick in the 2012 draft, has just one goal, after posting 17 in
last years shortened season. In Tuesdays overtime win against the Florida
Panthers, the Russian played a scant three minutes in the thrid period and
overtime. Still, Eakins looks to past players who had high expections thrust
upon them and didnt live up to them early on. “Guys like Joe Thornton, the kid,
here, [Steven] Stamkos," said Eakins, whose Oilers are 4-10-2. "Those guys
struggled early in their careers and boy, they turned out to be pretty good
players. Hes 20-years old and were not just going to give up on a guy because
hes going through a rough stretch." After Thursday nights game in Tampa Bay, the
Oilers head to Philadelphia on Saturday to take on the equally flagging Flyers.
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centerfielder Michael Bourn on the disabled list before their opener at Oakland
on March 31.
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home run short of a cycle, and Jordy Mercer drove in a career-high four runs to
lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on
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rookie contract.MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves started
an important eight-game stretch with an emphatic victory, handing the improving
Washington Wizards their worst loss of the season. The Wizards hope they didnt
lose something much more important than just one game. Love had 25 points and 11
rebounds, and J.J. Barea scored 17 points off the bench to help the Timberwolves
beat Washington 120-98 on Friday night. Ricky Rubio had 11 points, nine assists
and eight rebounds in 26 minutes, and Nikola Pekovic added 18 points and 10
boards for the Timberwolves. Minnesota turned the ball over only five times and
got 44 points from its long-struggling reserves. "Its no secret we need more
production from our bench," Love said. "That really helps out some of the
starters, especially when every night isnt going to be great for all of our
guys, one through five." John Wall had 26 points and seven assists for the
Wizards, who missed a chance to win their fourth straight road game for the
first time since March 2008. Nene added 13 points and five rebounds, but Bradley
Beal had to be helped off the floor in the fourth quarter with a left leg
injury. Beal scored 14 points in 26 minutes, but got tangled up on a screen by
Wolves forward Luc Mbah a Moute with 4:25 to go. Beal was knocked to the ground
and couldnt put any pressure on his left leg as Jan Vesely and Trevor Ariza
helped him to the locker room. "With the knee injuries going on this year in the
NBA, you just hope (Beals) isnt one of those ones that (is) devastating," Wall
said. Preliminary X-rays were negative on Beals left knee and he will have an
MRI on Saturday. "I was just trying to really get up and I really couldnt get
up," Beal said. "Was hoping it wasnt anything too serious or too crazy. I mean,
I was able to put a little weight on it afterwards. Just have to see with the
MRI tomorrow." Beal missed nine games this season with a stress fracture in his
right leg, and the Wizards count on his scoring as part of their dynamic young
backcourt. Barea shot 8 of 10 andd Alexey Shved scored 13 points and grabbed
five rebounds to give the Wolves some much-needed balance between their starters
and bench.
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two months, weathering injuries to Chase Budinger and Ronny Turiaf and the
third-toughest schedule in the NBA to post a 13-15 record. It was underwhelming
considering the high hopes they started the season with, but not wholly
unexpected given the schedule. Now is the time they have to make a move if they
want to be a factor in the Western Conference playoff race. They play six of the
next eight at home and face five teams that are currently under .500. The Wolves
got off to an awful start Friday, shooting 28 per cent in the first quarter. But
they got to the free throw line 10 times to stay close, then made their move in
the second quarter with 39 points. "It makes things a lot easier," coach Rick
Adelman said of his second-team backcourt. "I like the way they played at both
ends of the court. Weve got to get something going when those guys come in." The
Wizards, meanwhile, were looking to end a four-game road swing with a statement.
They beat the Knicks, Nets and Celtics to start the trip, then had five days off
before facing the Timberwolves, and coach Randy Wittman wanted to see his young
team build on the steps he believed they took in those victories. Wall scored 22
points in the first half, but just four in the second as the Wizards faded. The
Wolves dictated play for most of the night, shooting 38 free throws to just 17
for Washington and outrebounding the Wizards 44-35, including 14-9 on the
offensive end. "They were tougher than we were," Wittman said. "They pushed us
around. We had no resistance. So weve got to put this game behind us but learn
from it." NOTES: Former Timberwolves F Martell Webster scored 11 points for the
Wizards. ... Wizards F Kevin Seraphin missed the game with a sore right knee.
... The Timberwolves game against Phoenix on Jan. 8 has been moved to an 8:30
p.m. CST start to accommodate ESPN.
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