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Originally Posted by Bingo
I'm not calling him untouchable, nor am I suggesting he be signed, or kept as a top four defenseman.
I'm just saying there is very little logic in changing the team's top four in a do or die handful of games with the playoffs on the line.
Not sure how anyone would argue otherwise.
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I argue otherwise. The odds of playoffs are sub-10% and the odds of a cup are 0.1%. Parekh might improve those odds or make them worse - it's unknown. The downside is that maybe the odds of playoffs goes from 10% to 0% if he commits a bunch of errors. The upside is that odds of playoffs goes from 10% to 30% if he is a game changer on the PP and transition game, and they run the table with him in the lineup
So you might increase the odds and it will help his development to play meaningful hockey. Thats enough for me.
I think you give Parekh a week to practice with the team and then throw him in regardless of whether the playoffs are still a possibility.