Prospect Info: 2024 7th OA : Carter Yakemchuk (RHD)

[Sens of Anarchy]

I don't think I ever said he's NHL ready? Where did you even get that from?

I'm not talking about putting Calgary Hitmen Yakemchuk on the Sens next to Chabot. I'm speaking to his skillset and the tools in his game. He was leaned upon heavily to carry the load offensively for Calgary on the blueline. That obviously isn't going to be his role on the Senators. He's not being drafted to be our #1 dman. I'm curious to see what direction the team sees for him because I think a lot of the tools he possesses can compliment Chabot and Sanderson extremely well if he is developed a certain way.

I did not mean to insinuate that you said that.

We'll see ... He has some attractive tools... We will have to see how fixable his skating is for starters.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806848497917804593

He's mobile skating forward.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

I see the stylistic comp. That's the best case scenario.

With Staios and Poulin managing this organization, that is a lot of first hand NHL experience to be able to tap into for player evaluations. I would think that would come into play when making evaluations for which prospects to draft. Yakemchuck has some interesting tools and maybe the Sens had him ranked as the 2nd best d in this draft.

If he is developed well he could be quite an impact player.

 

[Tuna99]

Sounds to me like a cross between Jay Bouwmeester / Wade Redden

 

[Senator Stanley]

Sounds to me like a cross between Jay Bouwmeester / Wade Redden

I don't see that at all.

If we're pulling from that era, Sheldon Souray comes to mind.

 

[PatrickEaves]

I did not mean to insinuate that you said that.

We'll see ... He has some attractive tools... We will have to see how fixable his skating is for starters.


He's mobile skating forward.

Karlsson did pretty well only being able to skate forwards.

 

[Artanis]

Skating is really poor. For the defencemen left on the board, this seems like a reach. I'm really getting sick out of scouts.
Typically Senators drafting as of late I guess.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Karlsson did pretty well only being able to skate forwards.

We should be fine then...We have a spot in the scouting department.. if you are interested

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

After taking some time to calm down and reviewing more scouting reports, I feel less upset about the pick.

The potential is evident, and he might have the highest ceiling of any prospect. With proper coaching and development, he could be a home run. Also feel he has the highest bust potential after Parekh.

Comparing him to Boucher is unfair. This guy can consistently score and has been ranked in the top 10-12 all year, unlike Boucher.

If he hits then it’s a 6’3 RHD that is mean as f***, physical, and can dangle the blue line like Karlsson while shooting bombs like Weber.

If he misses then it’s a Hamonic with dangles.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

 

[StoneHoffs129]

W

Skating is really poor. For the defencemen left on the board, this seems like a reach. I'm really getting sick out of scouts.
Typically Senators drafting as of late I guess.

The sens have one of the best skating coaches and can help him with that. Add the tools he has to improved skating and I like this.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

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It's not about sexiness, it's about scouting reports etc.

He's a good player and no one will deny that(except mb Burrowsaurus lol) but he doesn't give the impression of being the top pairing guy you'd like to draft at #7 in one of the deepest drafts ever.

Mark Seidel who’s been accurately predicting picks said we were heavily considering Cole Beaudoin but we didn’t expect Yakemchuk to be there. So we were moving down for Beaudoin if anything.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806839436459806910

All this is telling me is that we desperately need an entire new scouting staff. Beaudoin at mfkn' 7 is YIKES.

 

[Hale The Villain]

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It's actually the opposite. He's a very "sexy pick".

Casual fans will fall in love with him after watching his highlight reel and seeing the fancy dangles, like they did with Rundblad.

 

[KevinRedkey]

Kronwall is the type of player I'm hoping he somewhat becomes. A mean solid top-4 guy that's hard to play against.

He won't hit as hard but he can put up more goals. I doubt he's ever going to put up a ton of points but he should contribute decently overall.

 

[Micklebot]

Mark Seidel who’s been accurately predicting picks said we were heavily considering Cole Beaudoin but we didn’t expect Yakemchuk to be there. So we were moving down for Beaudoin if anything.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806839436459806910

Weird tweet, ending it with "I could be wrong though. Not Confident".

I imagine Beaudoin would have been the guy we wanted with the boston pick before trading it, I'm not at all surprised they like him a lot, but at 7 is clearly way too high for him. Moving back, well that depends on how far we were planing on moving back, maybe we were going to move back a couple times or move back a ton,

I mean, after Boucher, anything is possible, so I guess...

 

[swiftwin]

All this is telling me is that we desperately need an entire new scouting staff. Beaudoin at mfkn' 7 is YIKES

Did you miss the part where they said trade down from 7?

 

[SpezDispenser]

This kid appears to have the whole package. Aggressive, hits hard, gifted offensively, excellent straight line speed - needs to work on his acceleration. Huge as well.

A lot to like here. Don't see the hate at all

 

[Micklebot]

Sounds to me like a cross between Jay Bouwmeester / Wade Redden

Neither Bouwmeester nor Redden have his edge, and he's nowhere the skater Bouwmeester was. I think he's more like Burns than either of them tbh.but Burns was probably a better skater.

 

[Senovision]

Senators NHL Draft picks tracker: Grades, fits and analysis

Corey Pronman evaluates the Senators' picks at the 2024 NHL Draft.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Alex1234]

Yakemchuk has almost everything the team needs, he checks a lot of boxes,
- he's big
- he's tough
- he's a right hand shot
- he's hard to play against
- he clears the front of the net
- he has very high compete level
- he has a pro shot & is an elite goal scorer
- he has elite offensive skills
- he needs to improve defensively

Ginger too

 

[Masked]

I don't see that at all.

If we're pulling from that era, Sheldon Souray comes to mind.

He's not pulling broads like Souray did.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

Good article on Yakemchuk with quotes from his strength and conditioning coach and the GM of the Calgary Hitmen,
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5393964/2024/04/11/carter-yakemchuk-2024-nhl-draft/

 

[DylanSensFan]

I really wish this team would prioritize high hockey IQ.

A high compete level is good, but you're not winning without brains in this league these days.

I really hope the kid works out, but....I dunno.

I think this kid has an IQ. Patience.

 

[Tuna99]

Neither Bouwmeester nor Redden have his edge, and he's nowhere the skater Bouwmeester was. I think he's more like Burns than either of them tbh.but Burns was probably a better skater.

Redden fought and was tough, and I’ve read reports Yakumchuk is actually a very good skater and good technically so the comparison to Biuwmeester

Both played for team Canada at the Olympics and Bouwmeester won a Cup on one of the toughest teams in recent memeory so high standards

 

[DylanSensFan]

Good article on Yakemchuk with quotes from his strength and conditioning coach and the GM of the Calgary Hitmen,
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5393964/2024/04/11/carter-yakemchuk-2024-nhl-draft/

Staios seems to think the kid is very raw and has a lot of talent and upside. This draft report supports that opinion.

 

[Micklebot]

I see the stylistic comp. That's the best case scenario.

I mean, if the best case scenario is a guy that just got into the HOF and was a perennial Norris candidate I can live with that....