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Originally Posted by FanSince'01
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.
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My impression of Parekh right now is that he has a skillset like nobody else in the organization. Great passer. Great vision. Good shot from the point. Moves the puck well. Helps generate offense. Great at keeping possession in the offensive zone.
Concerning point is he is still on the small side and gets over powered.
Tricky part will be figuring out how to utilize him to take advantage of his strengths and not get bitten by his weakness.
But once again. No one like him in terms of generating offense from the back end. I’ll be interested to see how it all plays out