Parekh named OHL defenseman of the month.....again.

[jg13]

40 goals or trade his bum ass

[Sylvanfan]

I remember in 91-92 after Scott Niedermayer got sent back to junior after being in the NHL for part of the year he really didn't dominate junior. At first he did seem bored. But as playoffs approached he upped his game and looked every part the future HOF that he became.

I think Parehk likely struggled with the intensity and motivation to begin the year too. One he got the dnub by team Canada it looks like it all came back and he's showing just how good he could be. By no means am I saying he's a future Niedermayer...but it would be awesome if he did become something like that. He's a unique talent.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

If he can just put the puck in the net on the PP on a semi-regular basis I'll be thrilled.

I'd love a weapon on the blue line. Even if he has to be sheltered with his deployment for a while.

[Gordon Bombay]

Scoring at a 120 pt pace in his D+1 year, and a +43

Makar had 21 pts in 34 games in his D+1 year, although in a bit of a tougher league.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by groot

don't be surprised when parekh finishes the season with 110+ points.

99 points. 7 games remaining. I'm guessing he gets 12 in the last 7 games and finishes with 112, good for 4th highest total ever by an ohl defenseman and first to surpass 110 points in 31 years.

99+12=111

[Groot]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

99+12=111

Haha whoops, it was late. So 13 points in final 7 games.

[Chingas]

Nm

[Robbob]

Just because it is fun revisiting how stupid the decision was to leave him off the team.
Here are the season totals for the players that were named to the team:

Andrew Gibson 22 points
Sam Dickinson 78 points
Caden Price 41 points
Oliver Bonk 35 points
Tanner Molendyk 40 points
Sawyer Mynio 36 points
Beau Akey 28 points

Matthew Schaefer was promising before the injury.

[dustygoon]

When Conroy picked him, it seemed he was consolation after missing Berkly Catton.

Who would we rather have now? Catton on pace for 138 points this year.

[stemit14]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

When Conroy picked him, it seemed he was consolation after missing Berkly Catton.

Who would we rather have now? Catton on pace for 138 points this year.

Still a tough call simply because the flames are desperate for a center. Catton’s numbers and look tests indicate he has the makings of a ppg center in the NHL. Reminds me of Nylander or Barzal.

[Enoch Root]

Parekh has a better chance of being a star player than Catton does. More risk as well, but you need a couple of home runs along the way, and Parekh has that upside more so than Catton does.

[AustinL_NHL]

PPG in the first gives him 100 points on the season.

If he scores one more goal tonight, he will officially be a 0.5 Goal Per Game player in his OHL career.

Simply unheard of.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1897809300195606637

[FanIn80]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1897810034123309218

Exciting for sure, but not a lot of NHLers on this list.

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

When Conroy picked him, it seemed he was consolation after missing Berkly Catton.

Who would we rather have now? Catton on pace for 138 points this year.

Mayyybe Catton just because of a position but both players are looking like studs. Excited to see Catton develop in Seattle

[Calgary4LIfe]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

https://twitter.com/user/status/1897810034123309218

Exciting for sure, but not a lot of NHLers on this list.

I have my own theory on that. I am betting that a lot of players on this list were a year older. Also, many of those players were from a different era - and era where defencemen had to be 'big' and defensive.



A great example is Micki Dupont - Landon Dupont's dad. He was a wizard out there too, but he wasn't big enough for the NHL (5'10"). He excelled at moving the puck and generating offence, but because he couldn't contain players in front of the net, teams just really never gave him much of a chance, and when the did, they probably didn't give him much of an opportunity to play his game.


This is the 'modern NHL' now. Defence in theory has completely changed from the 80's and 90's, and even the 2000's. Nobody cared about 'mobile D' back then except for some unicorns like Coffey. The priority was to box guys out from the net and make (and receive) hits. Now it is about mobility, stuffing plays rather than outright hits or 'clearing the crease'. Defencemen aren't really allowed to clear the crease anymore - that's called interference or crosschecking now.


Guys like Makar and Hughes are the pinnacle of what defencemen should be in the NHL now, IMO. Their ability to impact the game on the scoreboard at both ends of the ice by stuffing plays and then creating offence through a fast transition or by creating offence by attacking the net. These defencemen are catalysts in all areas of the ice. Parekh is trending that way.


Two things I love about Parekh on the Flames:
1) Flames have stated that they do not want to restrict Parekh's offensive game
2) They are working with Parekh at developing him defensively in stuffing plays like Hughes and Makar do, so that it results in a fast transition to offence - Parekh has embraced it and really loves doing that now according to that interview on 960 a few pages back


I will argue that in today's NHL, your #1 D is just as important as your #1 C. If the Flames ever want to win a cup, they will need both, plus a lot more catalysts on the team. They won a cup because they had many catalysts in key positions, and were well-coached. We should all be ecstatic that the Flames have a probable catalyst in place in Parekh moving forward, and they definitely have one in Wolf. Hopefully some of the existing picks and prospects develop into more, and that they find more in the upcoming drafts. We should all be very pumped for this kid.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I'm really trying not to get my expectations too high for this kid, but man he's putting up insane numbers the past 2 seasons. Maybe he really is just very very good?

[InternationalVillager]

Best season by a Dman in OHL History.

[JT45]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

https://twitter.com/user/status/1897810034123309218

Exciting for sure, but not a lot of NHLers on this list.

Actually pretty interesting - honestly thought half the list above would be hall of farmers.

[InternationalVillager]

I think he plays in the NHL next season.

I think he drops 50+ points in the NHL next season.

He's the real deal. Superstar material.