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.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

28th and 29th goals , 90 pts, +63 in 55 games
1 more regular season game to go
turns 19 in June

 

[aragorn]

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.

Except Jensen's contract ends at the end of next season which gives Yak a yr in Belleville to get NHL ready if that is there timeline. They could always extend that by giving Guennette RD for example who has been in Belleville longer a shot to see if he is NHL ready or can play in the NHL while given Yak a little longer time frame.

However, Yak doesn't need to get physically bigger, he's already NHL size, all he really needs to do is to learn the NHL game & speed & play a good safe defensive game until he gets his confidence & the coach loosens the reins to let him take more offensive chances. The two that will carry this team offensively from the back end for a few yrs still will be Sanderson & Chabot as they are now. people talk about these prospects sometimes like they expect them to be instant stars & that rarely happens unless they are specials players like Tkachuk, Stutzle & Sanderson & those guys all had to learn the NHL game through tough times.

People are constantly talking about Yak producing more pts but if we look at this team after Chabot & Sanderson, Jensen has 19 pts & Zub has 10 pts this yr, not exactly stellar & the team is doing okay. I expect Yak to start slowly & yr after yr put up more & more pts & maybe in a few yrs he's a 30 to 40 pt defenceman. Chabot is making $8 mil & has 33 pts & Sanderson 47 pts again not great..

If Yak can get into the 30s & 40s he takes some pressure off them & as Chabot ages his numbers decrease. They will need another good offensive defenceman to eventually replace Chabot to increase scoring (maybe Guennette) from the back end & Kleven could also add some pts. I don't see it as a problem & expect he will help the team be better.