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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Not it was in his article from earlier in the year covering his ranking of under 23 players.
In this new article he says this (this is only a snippet as I really think people should pay for this content)
Parekh is an extremely talented offensive defenseman who has dominated the OHL over the last few years. He has a ton of skill and hockey sense. When the puck is on his stick, he beats opponents one-on-one often. His brain operates differently from other players on the ice in how he sees the ice and can take an extra second with the puck to create a scoring chance.
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He’s not overly physical and tends to cheat for offense. He makes stops but will likely never be a tough-minutes defender. He projects as a top-four defenseman who can run a first power play, and you’re hoping he will be good enough at even strength to make a coach trust him regularly.
They are also doing daily podcasts of these rankings, and if you listen today, he doesn't really offer clarity on the low ranking for the Flames. He is more positive about Parekh including his defense. Still calls him a top 4 dman who can run a PP. Is very high on Reschney. Talks a bit about Coronato but doesn't seem him necessarily hitting another level (e.g. a 30 goal guy).
So I think that's really it. It's a combination of factors:
- Pronman cares less about the depth of the pool. Focuses on the top end
- The Flames lack any young NHLers that he considers elite.
- He isn't as high on Zayne as others.
Factor that all in, and you net out to where he ranks them.
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And that is all fine, and he is free to have his opinions, as we all are. But that doesn't preclude a bias - the simple fact of the matter, event to just about anyone that has followed him for a while - is that his opinions are ALWAYS less positive about Flames players. It may be random coincidence, but it very much appears as though there is a bias there, as every opinion he holds on Flames' prospects, seems less positive than those of the field.
It isn't the negative assessment, it's that his assessments of the Flames are
consistently skewed to the negative.