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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I'm excited too but Makar is a bit of a unicorn. Not saying to pump the brakes because being excited is fun.
But even if he's 80% of Makar, or in the ballpark of a Hughes - that's a massive piece.
If you've got a #1 D and a #1 G despite not having a REALLY high pick - you are on your way.
And I maybe too conservative in the re-draft but I think some teams would still have some biases due to perceived gaps in his game. And they will still favor some of the other guys.
To me the teams that would be in play for him are Chicago (longer shot), CBJ, utah and Ottawa including because a team like Montreal already has Lane Hutson.
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It's still way too early but a lot of the excitement is warranted as thus far in his OHL career, Parekh is very much a unicorn himself. And he just seems to keep getting better.
In 2025, he has 15 goals in 16 games. Only 4 defensemen in the OHL have 15+ goals on the season.
In 2025, he has 34 points in 16 games. A ridiculous 2.125 PPG and a full 68-game season pace of 144 points. That would be 2nd highest ever and most in 31 years by 23 points. It would be 23rd highest point total ever by all OHL players, 5 points behind Eric Lindros' best OHL season (149) and 1 point behind Partick Kane's best (145).
Who knows what heights he may hit, but his D+1 year is absolutely incredible.