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RD Carter Yakemchuk - Calgary Hitmen, WHL (2024, 7th, OTT)

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What is the projection on the final seven? Surprised they didn’t at least invite him.

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FriarChill said:
Leaving him off the team is one thing but not even inviting him to camp is a really strange decision. Sad for him because it was his last chance to play at the world Juniors.
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They should really have a camp and some competition but whatever, if Canada wins it's no big deal but if they don't.........Sens fans will be all over it no doubt.
 
wetcoast said:
They should really have a camp and some competition but whatever, if Canada wins it's no big deal but if they don't.........Sens fans will be all over it no doubt.
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It’s insane this kid isn’t on team Canada. He’d be the clubs best D man. And it’s not even close.
 
wetcoast said:
What club?

Oh you mean the Canada entry at the WJC and that's debatba;e to say the least as they are building a team there for a tournament not which guy had the NHL preseason.
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Agreed. Yak would be the best player (not just D) on the Canadian WJC team. Canada has so many good players they can win any tournament regardless, but that doesn’t deny the fact Yak is better than the guys picked.
 
Fatass said:
Agreed. Yak would be the best player (not just D) on the Canadian WJC team. Canada has so many good players they can win any tournament regardless, but that doesn’t deny the fact Yak is better than the guys picked.
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If you say so.

I don't agree or even really know (as you probably don't either) but Team Canada doesn't think so and I say this as someone who thinks they should have had a camp at least.

My bad there is a selection camp and they have invited 10 Dmen.
 
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wetcoast said:
If you say so.

I don't agree or even really know (as you probably don't either) but Team Canada doesn't think so and I say this as someone who thinks they should have had a camp at least.
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Again the Canadian team is always so deep with talent they can make egregious mistakes. Yak will be a better nhl player than any player on this iteration of team WJC Canada.
 
Fatass said:
Again the Canadian team is always so deep with talent they can make egregious mistakes. Yak will be a better nhl player than any player on this iteration of team WJC Canada.
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That's pretty bold in that 3 other Dmen could be better in the NHL in Parekh, Dickinson or the best best IMO Matthew Schaefer.

My guess is that your post isn't going to age well.
 
wetcoast said:
That's pretty bold in that 3 other Dmen could be better in the NHL in Parekh, Dickinson or the best best IMO Matthew Schaefer.

My guess is that your post isn't going to age well.
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Schaefer will likely be awesome . But I agree he should’ve got an invite . But maybe they prefer this mix of skills
 
wetcoast said:
I don't disagree he should have received an invite but that other poster just called him a bigger version of Makar FFS.
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To be fair Makar didn’t play a huge role on the wjc squad ( unless I’m mistaken ) so maybe he’ll be ok. But of course that call is bold / early
 
Fatass said:
Imo Yak is a bigger version of Makar. So I think I’ll mark your post and keep it to repost in two years.
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A bigger version of Makar is... a bold statement considering the only thing that holds back Makar from being even better is his size.

So you think Yak is a generational and is going to be one of the best defenseman that has ever played the game?
 
PAZ said:
A bigger version of Makar is... a bold statement considering the only thing that holds back Makar from being even better is his size.

So you think Yak is a generational and is going to be one of the best defenseman that has ever played the game?
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Yak will be a special player. Canada is stupid not having him. But Canada is so deep in talent (so much deeper than all the other countries combined) they can make these choices and still dominate the tournament.,
 
TheKrebsCycle said:
To be fair Makar didn’t play a huge role on the wjc squad ( unless I’m mistaken ) so maybe he’ll be ok. But of course that call is bold / early
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Yes and no. He had a massive impact on the team for sure and ended up on the WJC all-star team, but Ducharme handled him like he was a specialist most of the time.
 
StreetHawk said:
Canada very old school. 2 scoring lines. Checking/PK line. 4th line is energy over more offensive guys. Heard they left both Iginla and Sennecke off as well since neither PKs really.

But, should Canada be down in the 3rd of a key game, might want to have that extra offensive player or two. Guess that also means that the top 6 F don't really PK.
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Seems like they went with Dickinson/Molendyk as the top 2 offensive/2 way options, which was the likely outcome from the start. Dickinson's season thus far, and his PP dominence, likely led to them thinking that they were set on offense with those 2, and then Schaefer as the 3rd option took the wind out of the sails of Parekh and Yak.

Dickinson and Schaefer's seasons thus far have in all likelhood led to HC being "confident" (for better or worse) in not brining along a player that would only be confidently used in offensive situations.

I do think Yak should be there, but at the very least understand the line of thinking from Hockey Canada's management. Yak hasn't been as good as the aforementioned guys in season or camp, and at this point in time (he has the most development/work of all the D in the top of the 2024 class to reach what he can become) the others offer more on the ice.
 
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Are 2nd and 3rd rounders like Akey, Mynio, Gibson, and Price better than Yakemchuk and Parekh? NHL scouts and GM's don't seem to think so. There should be a big difference in talent between a top 10 pick and a mid rounder.
 
57special said:
Are 2nd and 3rd rounders like Akey, Mynio, Gibson, and Price better than Yakemchuk and Parekh? NHL scouts and GM's don't seem to think so. There should be a big difference in talent between a top 10 pick and a mid rounder.
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Better prospects? Definitelty not, not close

Better suited for whatever role they have in mind (Gibson as a defensive D for example)? Possibly. Both Parekh and Yakemchuk struggle defensively, like Pronman said a day or two ago, management were likely worried about their defensive play

Allen and Akey are questionable without a doubt, I think it's a very, very suspect that either was invited, but neither would be used as an offensive, PP D, which is all that Parekh and Yak would be on the team.

Akey and Allen weren't invited to the summer showcase, whereas both Yak and Parekh were. HC management seemingly liked what they've seen in the OHL more than they have Yak and Parekh in the summer showcase, WHL and OHL this year for the roles they are looking to fill.

Pretty wild to me that both of those guys are there, but is what it is, niether is going to be on the team
 
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BondraTime said:
Better prospects? Definitelty not, not close

Better suited for whatever role they have in mind (Gibson as a defensive D for example)? Possibly. Both Parekh and Yakemchuk struggle defensively, like Pronman said a day or two ago, management were likely worried about their defensive play

Allen and Akey are questionable without a doubt, I think it's a very, very suspect that either was invited, but neither would be used as an offensive, PP D, which is all that Parekh and Yak would be on the team.

Akey and Allen weren't invited to the summer showcase, whereas both Yak and Parekh were. HC management seemingly liked what they've seen in the OHL more than they have Yak and Parekh in the summer showcase, WHL and OHL this year for the roles they are looking to fill.

Pretty wild to me that both of those guys are there, but is what it is, niether is going to be on the team
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Appreciate the info. I only watch a very small bit of CHL, so i don't really know. Just seems odd to me that TC takes the less talented person. I know that there are certain types of skills, but there is something to be said for taking the best guys and molding your team around them, rather than having a fixed idea of what your team should be. Especially when we are talking younger, non pros.

I mean, would CAL trade Parekh for Akey? Ott Yak for Price?
 
57special said:
Appreciate the info. I only watch a very small bit of CHL, so i don't really know. Just seems odd to me that TC takes the less talented person. I know that there are certain types of skills, but there is something to be said for taking the best guys and molding your team around them, rather than having a fixed idea of what your team should be. Especially when we are talking younger, non pros.

I mean, would CAL trade Parekh for Akey? Ott Yak for Price?
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They definitely wouldn't.

They wouldn't trade either for Gibson either. Both are much better prospects with much more value to their NHL team.

But if a team wants a steady defensive player to fill out their roster for a week and a half tournament right now, Gibson is the better pick for that role for sure.
 
GlassesJacketShirt said:
Yes and no. He had a massive impact on the team for sure and ended up on the WJC all-star team, but Ducharme handled him like he was a specialist most of the time.
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Right I just meant he often would get bottom pairing minutes / offensive centric zone starts . Treating him as a specialist ( in this tournament only ) is a better description than I provided .
 
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57special said:
Are 2nd and 3rd rounders like Akey, Mynio, Gibson, and Price better than Yakemchuk and Parekh? NHL scouts and GM's don't seem to think so. There should be a big difference in talent between a top 10 pick and a mid rounder.
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No. NHL scouts and GM didn't think those guys will be better against men in 2 to 5 years. They haven't opined on whether they will be better against juniors in a month.
 
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