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

[Agent Zuuuub]

That doesn't have much to do with hockey sense, though that was one of the issues most scouts had with him, which they thought led to so many of the breakdowns and mistakes

He's unbelievable offensively, elsewhere hes a work in progress where he gets himself into trouble with mental mistakes. Working on that over the next 2 years along with his skating is priority for him to become a big time guy.

yea but Karlsson had some wtf moments too. like he was daydreaming or something but they were almost always when the stakes were at their lowest or early on in the season. maybe yakemchuk has the same tendencies.

it's not ideal, but will be interesting to see how it develops. im not that worried about it though. guy has the hockey sense, skill, and natural confidence to be a difference maker.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

yea but Karlsson had some wtf moments too. like he was daydreaming or something but they were almost always when the stakes were at their lowest or early on in the season. maybe yakemchuk has the same tendencies.

it's not ideal, but will be interesting to see how it develops. im not that worried about it though. guy has the hockey sense, skill, and natural confidence to be a difference maker.

Karlsson's skating was elite along with his brain

 

[BondraTime]

yea but Karlsson had some wtf moments too. like he was daydreaming or something but they were almost always when the stakes were at their lowest or early on in the season. maybe yakemchuk has the same tendencies.

it's not ideal, but will be interesting to see how it develops. im not that worried about it though. guy has the hockey sense, skill, and natural confidence to be a difference maker.

Skill for sure. Haven't seen the hockey sense yet. There were hopes the coaching change in Calgary and an improved roster would show they were unwarranted concerns because he was on a bad team trying to do too much because he had too, thus far it hasn’t made too much difference.

 

[Hale The Villain]

This is a huge concern of mine. Watching him in the WHL, he shows the same flashes of brilliance that got everyone excited during training camp, but a lot of the time in these games he looks disengaged and uninterested out there, which leads to sloppy mistakes and getting caught flat footed. The guy should be a presence shift in, shift out. He has that ability. But I've watched a few of his WHL games this season and I've yet to see that from him.

I worry that our scouts fell for the "he hits and fights, therefore he's intense and hard to play against" fallacy again.

It's possible it's a mental thing with him. Plays engaged and alert against men but regresses back into being disinterested and lacking focus when playing against kids his own age.

Wouldn't be the first time they've fallen for that fallacy.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

This is a huge concern of mine. Watching him in the WHL, he shows the same flashes of brilliance that got everyone excited during training camp, but a lot of the time in these games he looks disengaged and uninterested out there, which leads to sloppy mistakes and getting caught flat footed. The guy should be a presence shift in, shift out. He has that ability. But I've watched a few of his WHL games this season and I've yet to see that from him.

I worry that our scouts fell for the "he hits and fights, therefore he's intense and hard to play against" fallacy again.

The mental part can't be ignored.. The attitude to get better everyday and not think you are too good for the league is important to maintain.
Lots of players think they belong in the NHL that get sent down to the AHL .. Some go down with good attitudes and some require more maintenance.
No idea where Yak is in this. As a young guy who had a really good training camp , I am sure it was disappointing for him.. I am sure getting passed over by Team Canada is as well. He has to have that get better everyday attitude to make the most of where he is.

 

[Micklebot]

Apparently he's been working with Redden, nice that we have a development coach near by that can talk to him every week.

 

[BondraTime]

Apparently he's been working with Redden, nice that we have a development coach near by that can talk to him every week.

And one of the smartest D of his time.

Still laugh that I always think “ice in his veins” every-time I think of him. Heard and read that so much as a kid and teen.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Apparently he's been working with Redden, nice that we have a development coach near by that can talk to him every week.

Reds is on CIH now

 

[Micklebot]

Reds is on CIH now

Yeah, that's were I found out they are working together.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Not invited to the World Junior Camp. Neither was Parekh, though he has next season



Not too surprising for a 2 week tournament, but still disappointing

Ya that sucks
Scout on SiriusXM today, said that was the biggest surprise to him on the team.

Can the Sens recall him? Play him as the 7D for the rest of the season - burn a year of his ELC. He'll learn more in the NHL this year than the WHL. Can always move back and forth to the AHL next year.

No they can’t

 

[Golden_Jet]

Yeah, that's were I found out they are working together.

I heard it on the Drive interview with Reds last week.

 

[ottawah]

Probably meant Bochenski, if I were to guess. Only used as a parralel to show that preseason doesn't mean all that much, as they aren't simialar other than having ridiculously productive preaseasons

Oh yeah, him lol.

To be fair that was an off year but preseason goal scoring leaders was Sim, 8G, Vasicek 7G and Bochenski 6G. Not exactly A list players.

I like what I saw in Yakemchuck in the pre season, but looking at the players invited and their scouting reports (only really see OHL players much) I'm not surprised Yakemchuk is not there, although I still would have bet he would have been there. Canada's D looks pretty stacked, and they commonly take players that have a two year window if its close.

 

[Senovision]

He didn't even get invited to the camp.

 

[SensontheRush]

Last year of eligibility.

I do think this further expounds how not giving Yakemchuk a stint at the beginning of the year was a bad decision.

 

[Senovision]

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I was really hoping to see Yakemchuk play, he would have been the only Sens draft pick on Team Canada at the WJC this year.

 

[Norris4Norris]

How did he not make the team?

His stats are good. 20 GP 9 goals 14 assists. That is a lot of goals for a defenceman.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Dave Cameron on the Drive

https://post.futurimedia.com/cfgoam/playlist/4/listen-1188.html?cb=1733259483.749367

 

[Norris4Norris]

Dave Cameron on the Drive

https://post.futurimedia.com/cfgoam/playlist/4/listen-1188.html?cb=1733259483.749367

Dave Cameron thinks he has the best team to win. Dave also thinks that Yakemchuk will be an NHL player.

I don't know if he really believes that or likely Yakemchuk would be on the team.

 

[BondraTime]

Dave Cameron thinks he has the best team to win. Dave also thinks that Yakemchuk will be an NHL player.

I don't know if he really believes that or likely Yakemchuk would be on the team.

Lots of good players don’t make the WJ team. One isn’t dependant of the other.

I’m sure he knows that Sennecke, Iginla, Greentree, etc will also be NHL players as well.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

He didn't even get invited to the camp.

That's what gets me. I can see just missing out on being on the final roster....but not even getting an invite? That's really odd. Especially with all the politicking behind the scenes and the tourney being in Ottawa this year.

 

[Daffy]

Yakemchuk not on the team is laughable. Hockey Canada can be so stupid sometimes. Another example of them thinking they are smarter then everybody.

 

[sena]

Yakemchuk not on the team is laughable. Hockey Canada can be so stupid sometimes. Another example of them thinking they are smarter then everybody.

He is and always has been a minus player, his team was up 6 nothing the other night and he was standing in front of the other teams net trying to make it 7 instead of playing his position.
It is what it is. he plays for the cookies no matter the cost

 

[Tuna99]

Dave Cameron thinks he has the best team to win. Dave also thinks that Yakemchuk will be an NHL player.

I don't know if he really believes that or likely Yakemchuk would be on the team.

Dave Cameron said the exact same thing about Ty Boucher - “he’ll be an NHL player”

Honestly I think Yamumchuk is probably the best PP Dman available to Cameron but he roams around a lot, he is all over the offensive zone and if you have a short tourna,ent you probably want more predictable players. Yakemchuk is “the offense goes through me” player where Team Canada might be looking for something a bit more predictable and stable on the point. You see a lot of times at the WJC the “offense goes through me” players on their junior teams get to Team Canad and they struggle because they don’t get fed as much and their rhythm gets off, Team Canada likes to share the puck more and take the plays available and not focus the offense through a single player. It’s why players like Kalrsson and Chabot not win gold because if you shut them down the entire team gets shut down

 

[Tundraman]

Cameron's chance to stick it to the Sens even though it changed management. Good way to burn your bridges with the team and fans. Don't expect any favors Dave.

 

[Norris4Norris]

Dave Cameron said the exact same thing about Ty Boucher - “he’ll be an NHL player”

Honestly I think Yamumchuk is probably the best PP Dman available to Cameron but he roams around a lot, he is all over the offensive zone and if you have a short tourna,ent you probably want more predictable players. Yakemchuk is “the offense goes through me” player where Team Canada might be looking for something a bit more predictable and stable on the point. You see a lot of times at the WJC the “offense goes through me” players on their junior teams get to Team Canad and they struggle because they don’t get fed as much and their rhythm gets off, Team Canada likes to share the puck more and take the plays available and not focus the offense through a single player. It’s why players like Kalrsson and Chabot not win gold because if you shut them down the entire team gets shut down

Chabot actually won the MVP for the tournament, and Canada won gold. So I think there is plenty of precedent for taking dynamic offensive defencemen and having it pay off. Karlsson was also very good at a young age at adjusting and playing with other high end talent.

Any great offensive defenceman is usually crafty and can adjust their game to better suit the team.
After seeing what Yakemchuk did in the pre-season I can't help but think that he would dominate the WJC.