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

[Micklebot]

Is it possible to ask him to go to the NCAA? He needs good coaching to correct some of his deficiencies. I don't think that will happed in the WHL, where he's freewheeling and dangling all day.

You lose your NCAA eligibility by going into the CHL, that's not an option

 

[WallyD]

I disagree the kid has mad skills, he has a canon of a shot and he's got a lot of jam to its game, he's gonna be a beauty. He's got all the tools to be a top D.

Agreed. As it stands, very few of our existing D-core can manage to get a shot through on net yet alone score points. Seems this young man is known for his offensive prowess. We need more than Sanderson having the ability to muster offence. Chabot has shown signs of it but as I have stated many times, sometimes he doesn't move laterally much even though he has proven he can do that. He and other Ottawa D also wait way too long and their open lanes evaporate. Yakemchuk will in my estimation require a minimum of 2 years to more fully bake, but this sounds like a solid pick even if it was not everybody's first choice at the 7 position (including mine). Many have observed that Staios would surely know D, so I am happy to defer to him until proven wrong.

 

[Micklebot]

In the Senators mind I doubt that but externally on lists sure. They were incredibly high on Chabot. At the time of drafting Sens clearly had Chabot well into their top 10 in one of the best drafts in years.

Fair, Chabot is the one guy I think, and from what Staios and Boyd have said, they likely aren't as high on guys after Yakemchuk as I am.

 

[jake1]

Is it possible to ask him to go to the NCAA? He needs good coaching to correct some of his deficiencies. I don't think that will happed in the WHL, where he's freewheeling and dangling all day.

No. CHL players are not currently eligible to play in the NCAA. However, given the seismic changes in NCAA sports in the last few years, that rule is likely just a lawsuit away from changing.

 

[Big Muddy]

They just picked a 6 ft. 7 inch defender.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Re: bolded

If depends on whether you are looking at things through the lens of the current prism or the prism of the future. Dickinson could be our #2 LD and Chabot not even on team 4 (or 5) years from now.


It could be that. The Wild were certainly determined to get their guy.

At #7 you can grab a player that could be ready in a year or two. I really dislike the mentality of not considering the current makeup of the roster when determining your choice. Chabot has 4 years left on his deal, and Sanderson has 8. If there's two similar defensemen available in the draft then I'm taking the one with the clear path to an open spot on the team over the one who will be stuck behind our two best defensemen. Not to mention we have Kleven as well who is developing nicely and should slot in as our 3rd pairing LHD. Where would you even expect Dickinson to play? Are you going to start trading away proven NHL defensemen to make room for a low-ceiling rookie dman at that point?

This idea of just taking a player without considering who is ahead of them in the organizational depth chart just seems very much like sticking your head in the sand and ignoring a real problem. Remember it's not just about the player you're taking on draft day, but you have to develop these prospects too, and that gets tougher when there's less opportunity for them. A player does there best development at the NHL level, how do you plan to develop a guy like Dickinson when there's no spot for him on the team?

 

[Norris4Norris]

But, why didn't the Sens take Parekh? 96 points in 66 games with 33 goals, and he isn't small either at 6 feet.

 

[h2]

But, why didn't the Sens take Parekh? 96 points in 66 games with 33 goals, and he isn't small either at 6 feet.

Simple, they think Yakemchuk is better.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

But, why didn't the Sens take Parekh? 96 points in 66 games with 33 goals, and he isn't small either at 6 feet.

They must have thought Yakemchuk’s game would translate better in the NHL

 

[Big Muddy]

At #7 you can grab a player that could be ready in a year or two. I really dislike the mentality of not considering the current makeup of the roster when determining your choice. Chabot has 4 years left on his deal, and Sanderson has 8. If there's two similar defensemen available in the draft then I'm taking the one with the clear path to an open spot on the team over the one who will be stuck behind our two best defensemen. Not to mention we have Kleven as well who is developing nicely and should slot in as our 3rd pairing LHD. Where would you even expect Dickinson to play? Are you going to start trading away proven NHL defensemen to make room for a low-ceiling rookie dman at that point?

This idea of just taking a player without considering who is ahead of them in the organizational depth chart just seems very much like sticking your head in the sand and ignoring a real problem. Remember it's not just about the player you're taking on draft day, but you have to develop these prospects too, and that gets tougher when there's less opportunity for them. A player does there best development at the NHL level, how do you plan to develop a guy like Dickinson when there's no spot for him on the team?

Kleven LD & Yakemchuk RD could be a pairing a couple of years from now and on low cost ELCs. That scenario is not that far off and a lot of players selected in the 1st round of this year’s draft won’t be playing on their NHL club this year. Then you can add the point made earlier that in a few years from now Chabot may not be on the team and Yakemchuk is our 2nd pair RD. They aren’t even sure if Celenbrini won’t be sent back for another year of college hockey.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Totally what I want out of a top-10 pick, a raw talent. Wew!

Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell. I mean the wew sort of leads me to believe you're being sarcastic. There is a lot of criticism of Dickinson being a very similar type prospect, yet people wanted us to take him at 7.

 

[Alex1234]

Well, don Boyd pretty much said the opposite, stating they go with their list. The rumour you're referencing stated themselves he wasn't confident in it, sounds more like that was the target at 25 had we kept the pick to me. Had they traded down (for example as a means to dump Korpisalo) maybe they are considering Beaudoin in the 12-15 range, but again, that could easily be their BPA in that range depending on how the draft played out. He was ranked 23rd in Mackenzies list in a year with very little consensus once you got out of the first half.

Agree
Could be said of Thompson and JBD too

 

[DylanSensFan]

Sanderson is also the perfect Ekholm like partner for him.


The issue with Dickinson is he's just a less intelligent Sanderson. I'd love Dickinson on the Flames since he can become that #1 on there, but on the Sens, there's no way he's overpassing Sanderson bare some sort of catastrophe. Yak is more risky btu has a higher ceiling for our team.

Scouts think Dickinson is very athletic, but there are questions about his decision making. Much the same as the criticism against Yak. I just don't think there is much of a difference between these two prospects.

 

[bert]

Come on guys his hockey iq isn't that low.

The floor and upside are pretty high as well. Like worst case he is a big nasty 3rd pair RD and best case he definitely has potential to be a two way goalscoring 1st pair D.

With good coaching and with his size and his natural inclination for physical contact he can become a defensive weapon too.

His passing is also good = good vision = good hockey sense.

We shouldn't be this down on him.

It's a vocal minority.

 

[Tundraman]

Having watched many playoffs you need size, meanness and some offense from your D to win. It looks like the Sens are thinking that way. I like the pick.

 

[bert]

But, why didn't the Sens take Parekh? 96 points in 66 games with 33 goals, and he isn't small either at 6 feet.

Yakemchuk scored almost as many goals. And was on a way worse team and has a physical edge. Parehk has no defenisve upside. He's very slight and is not strong nor is his skating.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Yakemchuk scored almost as many goals. And was on a way worse team and has a physical edge. Parehk has no defenisve upside. He's very slight and is not strong nor is his skating.

Yakemchuk is a late birthday though. He just played his 3rd CHL season. Being more defensively responsible should be expected.

 

[Micklebot]

Yakemchuk is a late birthday though. He just played his 3rd CHL season. Being more defensively responsible should be expected.

I think coaching is at play there, if the coaches didn't want him jumping in for offense so much I'm sure they'd have reeled him in.

The team didn't have a lot to work with so he was asked to press for offense even if it did mean sacrificing some defense

 

[R2010]

Yakemchuk scored almost as many goals. And was on a way worse team and has a physical edge. Parehk has no defenisve upside. He's very slight and is not strong nor is his skating.

Parehk definitely riskier pick.

Yakemchuk is a late birthday though. He just played his 3rd CHL season. Being more defensively responsible should be expected.

Sure. But in fairness to him it's hard to be strong defensively on a bad team as the offense driver. Would like to see him in a more structured environment. He still looks like he's got a long way to go in terms of physical maturity.

 

[bert]

Yakemchuk is a late birthday though. He just played his 3rd CHL season. Being more defensively responsible should be expected.

If he was a defenisve rock already he would have went 1st or 2nd and they never get him. Not something that can't be taught. I'd rather they target players that have raw upside.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

This pick gets more underwhelming the more I think about it.

 

[bert]

This pick gets more underwhelming the more I think about it.

He's too tall eh. It's funny for me it's the opposite. His raw talent is so obvious combined with his physical edge and the position he plays.

 

[Alex1234]

Yakemchuk is a late birthday though. He just played his 3rd CHL season. Being more defensively responsible should be expected.

Not comparing the 2 but Makar was a month younger when he was drafted and was said to have holes in his D game (wich he cleaned easily) too
Not super worrying to be a late

 

[NyQuil]

He's too tall eh. It's funny for me it's the opposite. His raw talent is so obvious combined with his physical edge and the position he plays.

We've got a new Jakob Chychrun to replace the old Jakob Chychrun.

 

[R2010]

We've got a new Jakob Chychrun to replace the old Jakob Chychrun.

We've got a new Jakob Chychrun to replace the old Jakob Chychrun.

At least this version of Chychrun uses his size. If he ends up being Chychrun with more physical edge then we'd be pretty happy.