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Originally Posted by Sandman
Unpopular opinion, but as I said in the CHL Prospects thread, I think Parekh will need a longer runway than most of us think. He wasn't drafted to be a shutdown defenseman, but you have to be somewhat responsible in order to get minutes in the NHL- and he has a ways to go yet.
Plus, he was one of the few youngsters in camp who looked absolutely overwhelmed against older players.
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I believe he recently stated he was trying to hard to play the way he was told he should play, after the stupid snub from hockey canada he said it was a mistake to try and change the type of player he is, probably no coincidence he's been the highest scoring Dman in the CHL the last 6 weeks.