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Originally Posted by kehatch
I know Parekh had a historic season in the OHL and looked fantastic in his 1 NHL game. I also know its either the CHL or NHL next season, and he has nothing left to prove in the CHL. But the kid is going to be 19 to start next season.
Do we have any recent examples of D breaking into the NHL as as a teenager? Owen Powers did it as the 1 OA. Korchinksi did in his first season, but bounced between the AHL and NHL last season. It happens, but its really rare. Even rarer where it turns out for the better.
I don't think its as much of a certainty as some suggest that Parekh is in the NHL next season. Another season in the OHL isn't going to hurt him. Burning a year and rushing him to the NHL might.
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Byram made the jump right from junior as a 19 year old. It's arguable whether that was the best thing for him or not.
This is why I hate the whole AHL/CHL agreement. It doesn't take into consideration what's best for the player. Another year in the OHL probably won't hurt him, but going back to that level of competition probably doesn't help either. Rushing players to the NHL can be detrimental and the risk isn't worth burning a contract year. If you need to burn the year, it would be nice to have the AHL as an option for development purposes.
i expect that he will get 9 games in the NHL, then Conroy will have a hard decision to make.