Carter Yakemchuk Is Closer To The NHL Than Anticipated

David St-Louis reviews Carter Yakemchuk's first two preseason games, breaking down his most interesting clips to see how his development his trending.
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[@gimmick7389]

didnt parekh get cut after doing like 15 mins of cardio 😂

[@pat6146]

I think he's worth giving 9 games or less

[@LockedOnSenators]

Well this is a nice treat

[@nickboyd6716]

I'm NGL I wanted Catton badly when he was available at #7 but Yakem has seriously impressed me since being drafted!

[@SplashySplashTV]

He's going to be better than Chabot

[@bug0811]

Unfortunately not hard to beat defensively

[@SceptileSlash]

Like Sanderson already is lol

[@rainsnooter]

Unless they make him play half the damn game for 3 years like they did with Chabot

[@evanferris5035]

​@rainsnooter ya Chabby was worked so hard. Hope blue can recover.

[@habinations]

sure rub it in.

[@adamjohanson5638]

Loved the breakdown! Hyped to have him

[@DirtyMoneyHipHop]

I know it's not the popular opinion, but I say keep him up all year. He's a stud and they can work him in and out of the bottom pair with Hamonic, Kleven, and JBD. Really great video, your attention to detail is impressive. Cheers!

[@FirewagonHockey]

He's def worth giving toi to more than Hamonic and possibly even JBD. Seen as this is a do or die year tho he probs wont be in the opening night lineup.

[@SceptileSlash]

He could already be better than Hamonic, but I think he would get exposed defensively in a full NHL year. It's just the better move to send him back to junior.

[@FirewagonHockey]

@@SceptileSlash He's exceeded expectations so far I wouldnt mind playing him with Sanderson

[@carbb5760]

Personally think give him 9 games or less and see, he’s looked like an nhl player and his ceiling is even higher than maybe we thought

[@EDDYEAGLE]

If you bury 19 goals and then 30 goals as a D in junior. You should 100% not be going back. Your development would regress. He needs to be in the NHL. Maybe play like 60-70 games and learn the pace. Then next year he will be a beast because he knows the pace and what to expect.

[@Nate1995]

Good points but I disagree he should get sent down for one season to refine his skill preseason was good and I can see him playing a few games this season but not full time until next year he won’t get the ice time he should this year

[@SceptileSlash]

The reason to send him back to junior isn't to score more goals, it's to focus on the little things in the d-zone like coverage, breakouts, and 50/50 puck battles. He can still improve there and keep his confidence up by dropping another 30 goal season in the WHL

[@BlackIjs]

Carter Yakemchuk Is Closer To The NHL Than YOU Anticipated. You didn't rank him high enough in the draft. :)

[@genestdaniel9882]

And Cristall too...

[@markwilson3600]

Better than who anticipated? Who are all these armchair GMs grading NHL teams on some website and criticizing the players they chose to draft. Yakemchuk was rated high and Ottawa took him just a few spots ahead. That's why they hire actual qualified people to scout and not some random guy trying to start some kind of a business or website. Personally, I'm glad they didn't take Parekh. However, it's still too early to know how everything will work out.

[@keirpatrick3045]

If he can be a 2nd line good offensive D putting up 40+ points in his prime, I think he would have exceeded expectations by far

[@Watermelonpaste]

He’s drawn comparisons to Brent Burns if he hits his potential, so respectfully I think I’d disagree

[@thebigbucktheory5488]

he needs a few inches and about 30-40 more lbs​@@Watermelonpaste

[@saturationi5490]

@@thebigbucktheory5488 weight and height doesnt make incomparable lol

[@thebigbucktheory5488]

@@saturationi5490 I mean it depends on if they use their height and weight as a part of their game. as burns does. and it's odd for a guy his size to skate that fast. he also has a heavier shot. is stronger on the boards etc etc.

[@neilsunstrum933]

lol, 40 points in his prime🤣

[@liamjones5287]

He had a nice end to end play too

[@DizzyDez613]

9:02 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@zurayer]

Do muchciv one

[@thekillers1stfan]

You know, I thought it was hilarious because I was like watching all of the previews for the draft and all of them were like "He's big, nasty, scores a fuckton of points, plays big minutes, and is great two way... but he's at best gonna be a 2nd pairing guy" and I thought, he must like make a lot of stupid decisions or something? And nope, everyone just wanted to jerk off over fancy shit that isn't going to work in the NHL for the most part instead of substance. Same thing that happened with Seider... anyway it's unfortunate the Sens got him lmao