Senators Line Combinations: Yakemchuk Returns After Extended Stay in Press Box

The Senators haven't exactly followed the traditional development manual with their prized young defenceman Carter Yakemchuk.

The seventh overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft played in the club's first 13 games this season, but as the Senators have gradually returned to full health on the blue line, the 21-year-old has become the odd man out.

Yakemchuk has been a healthy scratch for six of the Senators' last seven games, spending way more time in the press box than on the ice.

He'll finally get back in there on Saturday night when the Senators visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. He replaces Nikolas Matinpalo on the third defensive pairing alongside Tyler Kleven. That's almost certainly not an…