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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Let me be fair to Brzustewicz as well - I didn’t come away from this viewing thinking he wasn’t gonna be an NHL defenseman in the next year or two.
He has good size and reach, moves well, and will get stronger as he fills out.
Parekh only outscored Brzustewicz by four points, so I was genuinely curious to see them side by side.
Now, take this with an entire box of coarse sea salt, because it’s just one practice with a bunch of players and coaches that have never skated together.
But if I went in hoping we have two offensive Terminators on the blue line, my first impression is that we have one T-1000 and one Michael Biehn Kyle Reese.
Make of that what you will.
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It's funny though...because it reminds me a bit of Cale Makar and Adam Fox back when they were prospects and were competing for the Hobey Baker in their two NCAA seasons where they overlapped.
Parekh is Makar...immediately noticeable, fluid, smooth, and clearly more skilled than the guys around him.
Fox is Brzustewicz...not big, not the fastest but not a bad skater, but somehow is just always effective on the ice. Never really stood out or was flashy, but just gets the job done.
If Parekh and Brzustewicz can even be 75% of what those two guys are we'd still be in pretty good shape with the two of them, and it's nice to have both of them this time around.