Hard to believe anyone is looking at the best prospect this team has seen in decades and wanting to play silly games with his ELC.
Even if he’s not fully ready for the NHL, you keep him up. There’s nothing left to accomplish in junior and the next step is playing against grown men. Can’t happen in the AHL, so it’s the NHL, maybe unfortunate but those are the breaks. He’s not going to become a finished product or anywhere close playing in the OHL. He needs to get fully immersed in the timing, speed, and physicality of the men’s game so he can continue to develop and not stall.
You also don’t keep him out to tank (or, not tank, but just be bad on purpose and call it something else). “Be great or be terrible” is not a team building philosophy. And should have zero to do with Parekh’s development.
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