OTTAWA — Many hockey players would tell you they prefer to let their play speak for itself, and there might be no better example of that than Carter Yakemchuk.

The shy, polite, soft-spoken defenceman is anything but reserved on the ice with his six-foot-five frame. He has a penchant for physicality that can lead to penalties, but at other times he dazzles with dangles capped off by a booming shot.

Yet heading into training camp, Yakemchuk has one focus he verbalizes with quiet confidence.

“That’s my goal, it’s to make that (Senators) roster,” Yakemchuk told Sportsnet.

Everyone in Sensland remembers Yakemchuk’s pre-season goal against Toronto last year that put him on the NHL radar. His memorable camp didn’t lead to a roster spot, however. Yakemchuk told Sportsnet that camp was an “eye-

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