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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
You know, people ARE allowed to criticize the team when they play like ####. Parekh is not immune to criticism. He has been quite bad in his own zone for significant portions of every game he has played. There is a lot of talent there, but it might not be best served playing on an NHL team at 19 years old. He has a long way to go.
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Criticizing Parekh is 100% fair and justified if he has a bad game or few games.
What isn't fair is throwing out blanket statements like "he's never going to be Quinn Hughes" or "he's too slow/game is too fast for him" after he's played 1 NHL regular season game and a handful of preseason games. It's stupid and people need to step back from the ledge.
Everyone was bad last night, it wasn't just Zayne. And to compound things, he was playing on his off side which is an extra challenge for him that people seem to be forgetting about.
The team will be fine. Parekh will be fine. He does not have a long way to go IMO and these types of comments are going to look silly in a few weeks.