The Flames hands here are kind of tied with Parekh's development. He's clearly too good for junior, but to physically immature for the pros. The smart play would have been to send him down to junior with explicit instructions on his physical and defensive improvement plans. Better to have him learn the defensive side of the game in junior against physically immature players than against men who can hurt Parekh in regular play. The kid needs to put on a lot of muscle and learn how to deal with the more physical nature of the pro game. It's come pretty easy to Parekh so far, so he needs to take on this little bit of adversity and develop as a pro.
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