[News] With the 9th OA pick, Flames select D Zayne Parekh

[N-E-B]

I'm so pumped about this pick. After Iginla he was who I wanted at 9 but I didn't think he'd get past Ottawa or Seattle.

[Fourteen FTW]

Needs a little beef but certainly can see some elite potential. Could be a ton of fun.

[EVERLAST]

This kid has it all . Watched interviews with him and he has quick wit , intelligence and is quite charismatic.

Being compared to Erik Karlsson....woah....but said to have a way better defensive game.

So he and Bruce are the future huh....WOW. I haven't been this excited since we had Suter and Chopper as a D pair . 2 scary defenceman who can shoot PPQB and have elite vision, positioning.

[CroCop]

I wanted an elite fwd but this kid is Nasty. Welcome Zayne!

[getbak]

He wore the right colour suit. It was meant to be.

[SuperMatt18]

Drafting for top end skill, which is never a bad thing.

[Vansmack]

Graduated high school at 15 years old and already taking university classes too. Sounds like a smart, hard working kid

[FBI]

I can get on board with this..

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

I'm so pumped about this pick. After Iginla he was who I wanted at 9 but I didn't think he'd get past Ottawa or Seattle.

I’m astonished Ottawa took Yakemchuk over Zayne.

I thought there was no way he was getting past 7.

[Matty81]

Like a lot about it. Canadian CHL kid is an important consideration these days for markets like ours... Buium made me nervous and the flames have loads of defensive defencemen in the organization. What the team is lacking is dynamic offensive ability and he brings it. Think he's going to be fun to watch.

Too bad the flames couldn't have jumped up with some of the later/crappier picks they have and grabbed another high pick and gotten a high end forward too, but am sure they'll have a chance to grab a forward high in the draft next year as long as Florida does ok

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1806855849153114381

[blankall]

When was the last time the Flames had a legit skilled dman? Perfect for the rebuild.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by blankall

When was the last time the Flames had a legit skilled dman? Perfect for the rebuild.

I mean, Gio should be a 2x Norris trophy winning D, and Dougie was also here recently…

But I’m gonna say Calgary hasn’t had a player like this since Housley.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by blankall

When was the last time the Flames had a legit skilled dman? Perfect for the rebuild.

The last time they picked 9th overall?

[Torture]

Originally Posted by blankall

When was the last time the Flames had a legit skilled dman? Perfect for the rebuild.

Kylington?

[GranteedEV]

This is amazing. This guy has Norris Trophy upside

[ben voyonsdonc]

I like that the Flames are drafting a guy who does something at an elite level. The mistake is to get a “balanced, all around” guy who is able to do a lot of things decently but nothing extremely well.

Through the draft, I hope they get more guys like Parekh. They don’t all have to hit but aiming high should be the goal. Let’s avoid high floor, low ceiling guys.

[AC]

Regarding his defensive game.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

I like that the Flames are drafting a guy who does something at an elite level. The mistake is to get a “balanced, all around” guy who is able to do a lot of things decently but nothing extremely well.

Through the draft, I hope they get more guys like Parekh. They don’t all have to hit but aiming high should be the goal. Let’s avoid high floor, low the ceiling guys.

The things that make him great are hard to teach
The things that need to be improved are totally possible

[Fire]

Sounds like the best player that was available at 9 and possibly turn out to be the best D-man at the draft.