The 18-year-old hasn’t gotten too much ice time since cracking the opening roster, but now, he’ll be called upon to help fill Draisaitl’s void. And considering no one has stepped up to claim the open vacancies on the top-six RW, he has a lot to prove heading into Saturday’s match-up with the Senators.
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Working alongside Connor McDavid and Patrick Maroon, he will certainly play with linemates that match his style. Both of them are fast and able to make smart plays, and putting Yamamoto there will add more of an edge and factor to that top trio.