I could see it being a case of Parekh making the decision for them… either way. If he has a fantastic camp and if he keeps that going through the start of the season, he’ll be on the team. If he doesn’t, then he’ll get to dominate the OHL one more time and represent team Canada at the world juniors. He will likely be as polished a young offensive defenceman can be for the start of the 2026-2027 season. Think how exciting the 2026-2027 season would be if the flames somehow won the draft lottery this year and got to draft Misa and got to draft in the top of the draft in 2026. In that scenario: Parekh, Misa and their 2026 pick could all potentially make the team out of camp in the 2026-2027 season (if Parekh and/or Misa didn’t make the team in 2025).
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