2023-24 Senators Prospect Watch

[Senator Stanley]

Gonna watch this but I actually don’t want to bother this board with my complaints

@BondraTime brought up a good point. Where does Yakemchuk even play?

If he plays with Sanderson that’s no longer a shut down pair. If he plays with chabot that’s….not good.

Did we draft a guy that high to partner kleven on the bottom pair? While this wouldn’t surprise me I doubt it was the vision.

Is there a plan to move Chabot out in the next 3 years for a stable partner FOR Yakemchuk?

I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up playing most of the next two seasons in the AHL. We've been lucky with guys like Karlsson, Chabot and Sanderson, where they were advanced enough to step quickly into NHL roles and the team's needs also allowed for it.

I know Yakemchuk looked close in the preseason, but things change when the AHL becomes an option. Take Formenton, as an example. He earned an NHL game as an 18 year old, then a full nine games as a 19 year old, before playing all of his 20 year old season in the AHL.

The three year plan could be AHL, AHL, then NHL rookie. That kicks the partner/roster construction question way down the road.