There are two huge problems with Yakemchuk. HIs skating and Hockey IQ. Those are two must have essentials for NHL D. Slow boots lead to a trouble with a gap. For example Thompson never was good enough with the gap and how box up properly. He is gone. Chabot has a low D hockey IQ and that's why he needs a partner with a better one. Chycrun as good as a skater he is, never learnt how to gap properly, win puck battles and how to box players up. Sens want to trade him. The only D Sens have, who can gap, box, win puck battles, make first pass - are Zub and Sanderson. And the only reason Ykemchuk was drafted that high, because Ottawa is not a good destination for free agents and almost every player has Ottawa on their NTC list. And the biggest problem with Yakemchuk has to learn how to gap, pass, skate, box, PK only against NHL forwards. It means a prolonged rebuild time. Parekh for example with a Hockey IQ off the charts will be a star defensively and offensively.