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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Parekh needs to learn to become an overall dman. Compared to Buium he's got way more holes in his game. They are not trying to develop him into MA Bergeron, they are trying to develop him into an elite dman. That means he has to be able to defend as well as generate offense. So yes I see that as part of the development path.
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In my opinion this is the problem. He's a rookie and his offensive talent isn't even proven in the NHL yet. They are neutering him to become a better two way dman before playing to his strengths and seeing if his offence translates. I think they will hurt his development if they focus on his weaknesses first and that we haven't even talked about his lack of a consistent partner yet.
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
No one has said "I like Huska's style".
The debate is around whether his style or system is a driver of the poor performance, and a bigger driver compared to the lack of talent.
Watching a team with no talent IS boring.
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I think what many people are complaining about comes down to Huska's system not being conducive to player development. This is the exact same system and talent as last year and the offence has been bad both years. He's not a bad coach but I think he is the wrong coach for this team.
In my opinion, his style is good for a veteran laden team ready to compete for the cup and not a team full of developing young or young-ish middle of the pack players that are on their last legs for showing what they can be before they age out and settle into what they are. We know that this team can't win so many want to see a style that allows talent (or what little talent we do have) to shine rather than a style focused on playing simple shutdown hockey. Who knows, maybe if we open it up a little the Huberdeau contract may become tradeable. I don't think his talent has disappeared but the talent and system around him has and I don't think it is just a talent issue because there are many bad teams with high scorers.