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Podcast: Locked On NHL Prospects
Episode: CARTER YAKEMCHUK Scouting Report | Violent High Upside Offensive Defenseman?
Description: In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a physical and aggressive offensive defenseman with high-end handling and shooting skill: Carter Yakemchuk! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit, discussing why he is falling down rankings, including their own. Last, they debate Yakemchuk's projection at the NHL level from both stylistic and statistical perspectives, before capping off the episode by looking at which NHL...