 The 1999–2000 season saw Yake play 26 games with the Blues before being traded to the Washington Capitals, where he appeared in another 35 games.For the 2000–2001 season Yake played in 12 games with the Capitals, playing the majority of the year with the Portland Pirates.Starting in the 2001–02 season, Yake played three years in the DEL in Germany.