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Originally Posted by Lewis_D
In the eyes of the court of the public opinion I think Flames management is in a damned if they do, damned if they don't situation here.
Scenario A:
Parekh doesn't get in the lineup, team loses a couple upcoming games, Parekh plays last couple games of the season and looks great. People will be saying they should have been playing him instead of Bean or a banged up Andersson.
Scenario B:
Parekh gets into the lineup right away, has some shaky moments and costs them a bad goal or two. People will be irate that Huska put him in when he's not ready, his confidence will be shot etc...
Scenario C:
Parekh gets into the lineup and leads them into the playoffs.
At this point I'm all in on scenario C. #### it. We'll do it live! No pressure kid!
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To be fair the most likely scenario is that the Flames don't make the playoffs, as they are considered long shots at this point. Parekh gets some valuable, but somewhat limited, pro experience, and then continues on his previous development path.
I think you're putting way too much emphasis on Perekh and his ability to influence whether or not the Flames get into the playoffs.