🚨 The Zayne Parekh show has arrived 🚨

[Reggie Dunlop]

Maybe he's got the Bobby Orr Knee Injury thing happening...

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Tree, you need to learn how to read man.

Enoch, your data is fine, but as Scornfire already pointed out it can't really assess what I am talking about.

I didn't even say there was a specific person at fault. It could be an organizational culture thing, it could be doctors that are at fault, it could be that they listen too much to players, whatever.

Before we focus on assigning blame, can you actually prove it's an issue at all? You seem to have jumped ahead a step or two.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Exactly. Fault for what?

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug

Exactly. Fault for what?

You don't seem to understand Monahammer's point.

Of course it's the Flames' fault. What ‘it’ is will be determined from day to day, but there must always be an ‘it’, and ‘it’ must always be the Flames' fault.

Didn't anybody ever teach you to reason backwards from the conclusion you want and make up whatever facts will support it?

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

...

Without bothering to aggregate, it is pretty obvious that the Flames have had among the lowest amounts of injuries over the last 5 years - almost certainly, THE lowest.

Definitely time to worry!

So it can only get worse! /s

[Bubba17]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Problem is defenseman usually take a while to get going in the NHL, even Bobby took 3 years to become a star.

Parekh at 19 faces an uphill battle IMO

Rookie of the year at 18, Norris Trophy at 19 then for the next 8 years, Art Ross/Conn Smythe/Hart in year 3 as a 20 year old. I think Bobby was a star from the minute he arrived.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Bubba17

Rookie of the year at 18, Norris Trophy at 19 then for the next 8 years, Art Ross/Conn Smythe/Hart in year 3 as a 20 year old. I think Bobby was a star from the minute he arrived.

Yup, he was third in scoring on his own team (and had very little support on that crap team). 41 points in 61 games. That was more than any other Dman in the league except for two guys on the powerhouse Hawks, and those guys lived off off Hull, Mikita, Hull and Esposito. Bit of a dead puck era too, only Hull, Mikita and Norm Ullman were over PPG.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Tree, you need to learn how to read man.

Enoch, your data is fine, but as Scornfire already pointed out it can't really assess what I am talking about.

I didn't even say there was a specific person at fault. It could be an organizational culture thing, it could be doctors that are at fault, it could be that they listen too much to players, whatever.

And as I pointed out, you haven't actually pointed out anything yet. You haven't made any actual claim, and beyond that, you haven't presented any evidence that would back up any claim - just another vague, "the Flames are the worst, man" statement.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Problem is defenseman usually take a while to get going in the NHL, even Bobby took 3 years to become a star.

Parekh at 19 faces an uphill battle IMO

I think what you meant to say was it took Orr 3 years to become the greatest player in NHL history.

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1968013137397027275

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I think what you meant to say was it took Orr 3 years to become the greatest player in NHL history.

No argument from me on who's the greatest but it was years 4 thru 9 that gave him that title.

[NegativeSpace]

Originally Posted by mile

https://twitter.com/user/status/1968013137397027275

Great answer by Huska.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

And as I pointed out, you haven't actually pointed out anything yet. You haven't made any actual claim, and beyond that, you haven't presented any evidence that would back up any claim - just another vague, "the Flames are the worst, man" statement.

They may be unaware that preventative medicine also falls under the medical team's purview.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by NegativeSpace

Great answer by Huska.

I agree. I really like the message this sends... not just to Parekh, but also to the fans and to other players both in our system and in other systems. Bennett winning the Conn Smythe is one of the best things that could have happened to this organization. (Aside from him winning it as a Flame, of course.)

[Calgary4LIfe]

I really love Huska as the coach. Just so well spoken, polite, insightful, and seems like a very good 'modern' coach. He isn't an overly friendly 'player's coach', nor is he the 'hard ass' with a short shelf life. Hopefully he lasts for years and years like Cooper has in Tampa, and hopefully when it is time to move on, the next Sutter is ready.

[FlamesAddiction]

After 9 games, Parekh has 1 assist and has a lot to work on defensively.

Is it still worth burning a year to keep him at the NHL level? It's really too bad that he can't go to the AHL, but I am worried that he is in over his head at the NHL level right now.

I am definitely not giving up on a 19 year old defenseman, I do wonder if staying in the NHL right now is best for his development and confidence.

[SutterBrother]

So you want to send him back to junior?

Thats your only option.

[Funkhouser]

At this stage he should 100% go to the World Juniors.

Shane Wright was granted an exception to go to the AHL and avoid returning to the CHL. Perhaps the Flames can negotiate something ($$$)?

[PepsiFree]

He’s fine. They’re bringing him along slow and not over exposing him. That is naturally going to result in less minutes and less production, but he’s playing well.

It would be really nonsensical to say “you’re doing everything we ask but you’re not leading in scoring from the third pairing so down to the OHL you go.”

[Poe969]

I dont think he should be with the Flames. This tea. Is bad, it can't be good for a rookie to e around a team like this. Send him down, let him remember what its like to dominate and work on things from there.