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A couple of those might actually pay off though. Too early to complainCan’t believe this team went Ben Roger Filip Nordberg Gabriel Eliasson 3/4 years. f***ing ghastly
A couple of those might actually pay off though. Too early to complainCan’t believe this team went Ben Roger Filip Nordberg Gabriel Eliasson 3/4 years. f***ing ghastly
WhoA couple of those might actually pay off though. Too early to complain
Well nordberg and particularly elliasson. I think elliasson could turn into a useful guy.
It might have a couple hits on the bottom pair somedayWell nordberg and particularly elliasson. I think elliasson could turn into a useful guy.
It might have a couple hits on the bottom pair someday
Geeez, you’re in every thread these days spreading your particular brand of sunshine.It might have a couple hits on the bottom pair someday
Kind of scary we may be tapped out on potential. All I’m sayinGeeez, you’re in every thread these days spreading your particular brand of sunshine.
Maybe take a break and get some sun on your face!![]()
It’s all good man. We have a top d prospect, no real roster spots available in the NHL anyways, and lots of time to start making new picks.Kind of scary we may be tapped out on potential. All I’m sayin
That's disappointing, especially as a 19 year old in the CHL. Really hoping preseason Yak is more indicative of the guy we have than these last couple months. We've had to watch too much garbage hockey to not come away with a really good player in the draft.Yak has seen a pretty significant drop since Mynio joined the fold.
Since the start of February:
Yak 19GP 2g 8a 10p
Mynio 19GP 5g 12a 15p
Calgary went all in this year, and are winning. Yak will get a huge chance in the playoffs to pick up his game
That's disappointing, especially as a 19 year old in the CHL. Really hoping preseason Yak is more indicative of the guy we have than these last couple months. We've had to watch too much garbage hockey to not come away with a really good player in the draft.
Sens picked him cuz they think Yak had the highest upside at Pro level based on this tools. He is not a slam dunk pick to play in D+2 a la Sanderson, we are not seeing a finished product yet. Dickinson or Parekh, both performing better atm, were good picks but the case remains that none of them have reached maturation yet to start in the NHL next year (Dickinson has an outside chance). Definitely liked what I saw from Yak in training camp to say he will be a player for us (whether better or worse than the other two is irrelevant at this point).
Top d prospect is pretty generousIt’s all good man. We have a top d prospect, no real roster spots available in the NHL anyways, and lots of time to start making new picks.
If we stop having high picks that will be a good thing.
Being as old and as big as he is. .5 ppg and meh defence is no goodYak has seen a pretty significant drop since Mynio joined the fold.
Since the start of February:
Yak 19GP 2g 8a 10p
Mynio 19GP 5g 12a 15p
Calgary went all in this year, and are winning. Yak will get a huge chance in the playoffs to pick up his game
In fairness I think he is partially just snakebitten. He has like 60+ shots in that time, shooting at 3%.Yak has seen a pretty significant drop since Mynio joined the fold.
Since the start of February:
Yak 19GP 2g 8a 10p
Mynio 19GP 5g 12a 15p
Calgary went all in this year, and are winning. Yak will get a huge chance in the playoffs to pick up his game
Absolutely, 2 goals in 19 isn't the norm for him. Neither is 13% of the teams offense (10p on 74g). I don't think he's an offensive dynamo, far from it, but also think he's better than he's shown the past 2 monthsIn fairness I think he is partially just snakebitten. He has like 60+ shots in that time, shooting at 3%.
That would be pretty wild, but I can see your point.This is extremely premature, but if Yakemchuk continues to struggle playing defense and his offense doesn't end up translating to the pros, I think he could be turned into a damn good powerforward.
I made the point prior to the draft that a lot of his offense in 23/24 was produced by playing like a forward - jumping into the play constantly, driving down the wing, executing slick dekes on opposing defensemen and generally dominating with his size down low. Not shocking that his numbers have dropped when he's been reined in and isn't allowed to play as a rover, now that his team is no longer bad.
People have thrown around the Burns/Byfuglien comparison before in projecting his upside as a defenseman, but I think the difference is that those two ended up making more of a difference on defense because of their excellent skating ability for their size. Yakemchuk has similar size, hands, shooting ability and aggression, but his skating isn't on the same level. He may actually work better as a winger, as his best qualities are somewhat wasted playing on the point.
Does this make sense & give Zetterlund the players he needs to succeed.That would be pretty wild, but I can see your point.
I am still waiting to see how he does in camp and overall in the pro game, be it AHL or whenever he gets an opportunity at the NHL level.
It does feel like we have been snakebitten so much over the last few years that Yak is being over scrutinized. We need our top picks to pan out, but there is basically nothing good said about this kid and we keep seeing other D stats pop up to run him down even more.
I guess people need to get it out of their system, but he is far from a bust at this point.
Gonna watch this but I actually don’t want to bother this board with my complaintsGood news for those wanting to check in on Yakemchuk's pivot's - all WHL playoff games will be streamed for free:
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