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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
No I'm saying ppl are making up lame reasons not to throw him in because of age and no nhl experience.
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There's a reason why you don't see 19-year-old defencemen thrown into do-or-die games at the end of a regular season. It's not a ‘lame reason’. You just don't appear to understand it.
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I don't think he will make an immediate impact BUT he has better junior stats than both Quinn Hughes and Makar while plying at a higher level of hockey.
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At 19, Makar was playing in the NCAA. Parekh has not been playing at a higher level of hockey than that.
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Throw the kid out there and tell him just to play his game and see what his 4 first games in the nhl look like after an epic year for any chl defenseman ever
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A junior defenceman who ‘just plays his game’ is not going to have any idea what he's doing against NHL opponents. The very least he needs is a chance to learn the defensive system and get acquainted with his partner.