2024 7th OA : Carter Yakemchuk (RHD)

[Cosmix]

Any news or views on Yak in the WHL playoffs?

 

[Senator Stanley]

Any news or views on Yak in the WHL playoffs?

There's been discussion on him and his play in the Prospects Thread.

 

[BoardsofCanada]

Much has been made about his drop in production this past year. I just so happened to be looking at Bowen Byram's stats and noticed a comparable drop in his draft plus one season.

I know they are different players; Byram has speed and Carter is more physical and truculent. They are both gifted offensively.

Byram has faced a learning curve his first five years in the league but now seems to have arrived as a bonafide top 4 D on Buffalo's blueline.

I just mention it in passing.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Much has been made about his drop in production this past year. I just so happened to be looking at Bowen Byram's stats and noticed a comparable drop in his draft plus one season.

I know they are different players; Byram has speed and Carter is more physical and truculent. They are both gifted offensively.

Byram has faced a learning curve his first five years in the league but now seems to have arrived as a bonafide top 4 D on Buffalo's blueline.

I just mention it in passing.

During parts 2020-21 and 2021-22, his first two NHL seasons, Byram dealt with concussion issues and at points struggled to feel like himself both on and off the ice. He then was out nearly half of 2022-23 with a lower-body injury. In total, he missed 126 games to injury through his first three years with the Avalanche.

That slowed Byram's development down a lot.
Byram's skating (speed, power, edge work) is really elite.. even Dave Poulin would agree
He can be a one man break out kind of D man
High end vision
Thinks the game well

I don't think its a good comparable.

 

[Tuna99]

Steve Warren with an Ottawasun effort in his article about analyzing where Carter Yakemchuk is at. Don’t read it

Warne’s conculsion- “everybody is different”

I came to read a hockey article by our hockey guy writing in the Hockey News on the analysis of Yakemchuk and his conclusion is “everyone has a unique body and brain and who knows what that means”.

 

[Loach]

Steve Warren with an Ottawasun effort in his article about analyzing where Carter Yakemchuk is at. Don’t read it

Warne’s conculsion- “everybody is different”

I came to read a hockey article by our hockey guy writing in the Hockey News on the analysis of Yakemchuk and his conclusion is “everyone has a unique body and brain and who knows what that means”.

Warne is fckn terrible. I used to try and listen to his podcast (more Sens content, must check it out) and it's even worse. It's funny when he has a melt down about TSN1200 though. Some people here think Wallace is salty or has an axe to grind with the past iteration on Sens management....Warne takes the cake and runs a country mile with it. Lol.

 

[Tuna99]

Warne is fckn terrible. I used to try and listen to his podcast (more Sens content, must check it out) and it's even worse. It's funny when he has a melt down about TSN1200 though. Some people here think Wallace is salty or has an axe to grind with the past iteration on Sens management....Warne takes the cake and runs a country mile with it. Lol.

Warne is good in the radio. They should take his pen away for his article on Yakemchuk. It’s not a modern parenting article, it’s hockey articlle.

Wally is going for grumpy stuck in the mud guy, he comes off as a nag, love me some Yorkie, Wally has a Karen vibe to him.

 

[Loach]

Warne is good in the radio. They should take his pen away for his article on Yakemchuk. It’s not a modern parenting article, it’s hockey articlle.

Wally is going for grumpy stuck in the mud guy, he comes off as a nag, love me some Yorkie, Wally has a Karen vibe to him.

Warne was bad on the radio and his podcast is worse.

 

[BigRig4]

Warne is good in the radio. They should take his pen away for his article on Yakemchuk. It’s not a modern parenting article, it’s hockey articlle.

Wally is going for grumpy stuck in the mud guy, he comes off as a nag, love me some Yorkie, Wally has a Karen vibe to him.

I kind of love Wally’s persona tbh lmao

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Steve Warren with an Ottawasun effort in his article about analyzing where Carter Yakemchuk is at. Don’t read it

Warne’s conculsion- “everybody is different”

I came to read a hockey article by our hockey guy writing in the Hockey News on the analysis of Yakemchuk and his conclusion is “everyone has a unique body and brain and who knows what that means”.

Another shallow, click bait puff piece that takes you no where.

 

[GCK]

I kind of love Wally’s persona tbh lmao

I used to run into Wallace a lot when he was with TSN, he was an egotistical ass clown. I hadn’t seen him in a while until last month and his professional humbling really seems to have helped him be a nicer guy.

 

[DJB]

I used to run into Wallace a lot when he was with TSN, he was an egotistical ass clown. I hadn’t seen him in a while until last month and his professional humbling really seems to have helped him be a nicer guy.

This 100%.

Used to see him at games all the time when he was working with the Sens . The bolded is bang on and he also came off as super greasy around women.

Not a fan whatsoever .

No idea what he is like since he was let go other than seemingly bitter all the time

 

[dumbdick]

I have a lot of hope for Yak, but passing on Buium, Dickinson or Parekh might come to absolutely haunt this franchise.

I wanted Parekh at the draft.

 

[DuncanMacpherson]

I have a lot of hope for Yak, but passing on Buium, Dickinson or Parekh might come to absolutely haunt this franchise.

I wanted Parekh at the draft.

Did you watch Yak in training camp? I felt the same way as you but his training camp performance made me feel a lot better about the pick.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I have a lot of hope for Yak, but passing on Buium, Dickinson or Parekh might come to absolutely haunt this franchise.

I wanted Parekh at the draft.

I know what you mean. I haven't spent much time checking out the kids from last year, but it really felt like Buium was an obvious pick at that point.

Yak was impressive in those preseason games. At the same time, it sounds like he had a bit of a disappointing season in Calgary.

I have a feeling he's going to need at least one full year in the AHL before we see him for more than a callup.

 

[PlayOn]

Yak’s performance was inconsistent in the games I watched, but at his best I really like him. He’s got a ton of potential to wind up being a two-way force imo.

Staios mentioned that his coach stifled him offensively this season too so I’m looking forward to seeing him get coached by Green eventually. He’s gonna be a good fit for him because he seems to balance defensive structure with allowing offensive creativity.

 

[Tuna99]

Yak’s performance was inconsistent in the games I watched, but at his best I really like him. He’s got a ton of potential to wind up being a two-way force imo.

Staios mentioned that his coach stifled him offensively this season too so I’m looking forward to seeing him get coached by Green eventually. He’s gonna be a good fit for him because he seems to balance defensive structure with allowing offensive creativity.

Yak might also a player when he’s taking nice passes and passing to forwards who run perfect routes he becomes so much more effective. Taking perfect passes from Chabot and Batherson and passing pucks to Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk makes a guy who starts and leads the rush like Yakemchuk so much more effective

 

[aragorn]

Yak might also a player when he’s taking nice passes and passing to forwards who run perfect routes he becomes so much more effective. Taking perfect passes from Chabot and Batherson and passing pucks to Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk makes a guy who starts and leads the rush like Yakemchuk so much more effective

I see Yak in the pros as being a much more effective player with good players around him & he will certainly improve Ottawa's offensive production from the back end. I see him playing with Sanderson eventually given he is a different kind of player & brings a different game that can add to Sanderson's offensive game while Sanderson should help yak defensively.

If Ott can find a way to get a second rd pick in this yr's draft (Nashville has a 26th & 35th OA picks should Ott want to trade back) & London Knight Henry Brzustewicz RD would be an interesting add that could fit in nicely on the 2nd pairing in future. He has decent size, adds some offence & should replace Bonk on next yr's Knight team & get some more great experience. That would give Ott two good players in this yr's draft rather than just one who could help this team & fill a couple of holes.

 

[Norris4Norris]

My hope in Yak comes from his preseason debut. I haven't watched him in the WHL other than his highlights.

If he can put up 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games at 18 years old I think we can expect a reasonable amount of success from him in his NHL career.

I know it is a small sample size but it is something.

It is also interesting that Yak grew up in the Calgary area just one town over from where Sanderson went to high school. That will be quite a pairing.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

My hope in Yak comes from his preseason debut. I haven't watched him in the WHL other than his highlights.

If he can put up 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games at 18 years old I think we can expect a reasonable amount of success from him in his NHL career.

I know it is a small sample size but it is something.

It is also interesting that Yak grew up in the Calgary area just one town over from where Sanderson went to high school. That will be quite a pairing.

Of all places, why did Jake Sanderson live in Montana?

 

[Golden_Jet]

Of all places, why did Jake Sanderson live in Montana?

His dad lived there, bunch of ex NHLers lived there in off season. Jake moved to Calgary at age 12.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

His dad lived there, bunch of ex NHLers lived there in off season. Jake moved to Calgary at age 12.

Ah cool, just felt strange that a small town in Montana of all places was so popular for the NHLers.

 

[HSF]

Yak will probably spend time between the AHL and NHL next year then go full time the year after

unless he proves this coming season that he is ready in training camp then you probably find a way to get him in

 

[Cosmix]

Yak will probably spend time between the AHL and NHL next year then go full time the year after

unless he proves this coming season that he is ready in training camp then you probably find a way to get him in

I doubt that Yak will play in the NHL next season; Sanderson waited until he matured before doing it. Yak is not as good as Sanderson so I think it would be best to let him play in the AHL for a year or so until he gains experience playing against adult pros. I am hoping the Senators acquire an experienced NHL level RD that is better than Matinpalo and possibly better than one or both of Zub or Jensen to improve the D core.

 

[HSF]

I doubt that Yak will play in the NHL next season; Sanderson waited until he matured before doing it. Yak is not as good as Sanderson so I think it would be best to let him play in the AHL for a year or so until he gains experience playing against adult pros. I am hoping the Senators acquire an experienced NHL level RD that is better than Matinpalo and possibly better than one or both of Zub or Jensen to improve the D core.

Injuries will happen