After scoring the tying goal, Yakupov refused to embrace any of his four teammates, instead soaking...
After scoring the tying goal, Yakupov refused to embrace any of his four teammates, instead soaking up the limelight himself while showboating and sliding down the ice like the second coming of Theo Fleury. He's a heck of a talent, but not much of a teammate.
— That's a slightly modified quotation from Eric Francis' famous 2012 mittenstringery of the year nominated article. I wonder if anyone in the media will complain about his celebration...
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