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Originally Posted by Wolven
Parekh has nothing left to prove in the OHL. Even if he has a poor camp next summer, I think his performance in the OHL has punched his ticket to play in the NHL. The only way I see him going back to the OHL is if HE decides it is the best path forward for him (and I doubt that he would ever hold himself back).
Also, thinking forward to camp, who exactly do you think is going to demonstrate that they deserve the spot more than Parekh? Bean? Pachal? Hanley?
I think it will be incredibly hard to show that he isn't ready to play in our top 6 D and if he shows that he is ready and you send him down anyway then that will destroy the relationship with the player.
1. Yes. Demonstrates loyalty to the player and gets him NHL experience, which is the next logical step after he dominates the OHL. Aligns his position on the new team Core with Wolf.
2. No. Nothing left for him to do in the OHL, this will harm the relationship with the team more than it will help him develop.
3. Yes. He has nothing left to prove in the OHL, his next development step is to go pro.
4. Yes. There is a possible downside to rushing him but you will know in camp if he is ready. There are many 19-20 year olds in the league.
5. Maybe. The NHL has superior training resources. He likely gains very little by staying in a league that does not challenge him but would gain a lot more from entering the NHL and playing sheltered 3rd line minutes with PP2 time.
In the end, your take away from the Team Canada situation is wrong. If Parekh is angry about being snubbed by Team Canada, you can guarantee that he would be angry about being snubbed by the Flames and he wouldn't use that anger to just "get better". He would use it to "get out of the organization".
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He was snubbed by Team Canada because of crap management (and a little because of his poor start to the season).
If he doesn't make the Flames out of training camp/initial nine games, it'll be because of his performance and him not being ready to play in the best league in the world.
Flames have always been clear with their prospects that they need to earn their roles. If he doesn't make the team, that'll be on him.