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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Adam Boqvist had 3 points in 22 games across two Swedish leagues in 2017-18.
Quinn Hughes had 29 in 37 for Michigan.
Hardly the same thing. Even if you thought Boqvist might end up comparable, there was nothing to justify taking him ahead of Quinn Hughes, let alone trading up for him.
Look at how Parekh outscored the other D at the top of the draft.
Levshunov has 35 in 38.
Dickinson has 70 in 68.
Silayev has 11 in 67.
Buium has 50 in 42.
Parekh has 96 in 66.
One of these things is not like the others.
I understand that points aren’t everything for a Defenseman.
But watch Parekh move. Watch him cut. He looks like a liquid playing among solids.
Conroy and co might not share the same opinion of the player as I do.
It might take even more to get said deal done, at which point it probably isn’t the wisest decision.
But if Coronato is the cost to move up to 5 (for example) and get him, I’d pay it and I wouldn’t look back.
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I get that you like Parekh a lot, and I appreciate some of your points (although comparing point production equally, regardless of the league is very problematic; and even Levshunov outscored Hughes in his draft year in the same league), but the issue to me is that most paid scouts disagree with you that Parekh is the best d-man in the draft.
And he could be available when the Flames pick, just like Buim, or Silayev or Dickinson could be available, who each has some scouts saying they'll be the best d in the draft.
Flames are going to get a great prospect at number 9. They shouldn't be using their top prospect to trade up a few picks. That's how you kill a rebuild before it even starts.