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Originally Posted by Matty81
Ideally Parekh has another year in junior to work on his defensive game and bulk up a bit/mature physcially... not ideal to burn a year off his EL deal this quickly when the team is still in tire fire/burndown mode. Keeping as much team control and maximizing value from the EL deal when the team actually starts to get competitive again is critical.
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He's got 2 years max in junior and than a 3 year entry so you are talking 5 years max the Flames can benefit from his ELC. Will they be contenders in that time?
Likely not.
Alternatively if you burn the 3 year contract off right away, you have a better chance of getting a bigger discount on a 8 year second contract.