🚨 The Zayne Parekh show has arrived 🚨

[Mightyfire89]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I do hope that long term, posters will learn how to spell Parekh.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Mightyfire89

Don't sweat it. I'm sure Jarmoe and Hanniffan are still kicking around somewhere!

[bubbsy]

They gotta send him down. He’s not strong enough, he’s not ready. No shame in that.

Just play , continue to dominate, go play in the world juniors, likely develop in the ahl next year.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

They gotta send him down. He’s not strong enough, he’s not ready. No shame in that.

Just play , continue to dominate, go play in the world juniors, likely develop in the ahl next year.

Yeah, going back to junior probably hurts development less than getting injured in the NHL would. He just doesn't look ready in most aspects.

[FanIn80]

I'm not concerned about the player as much as I'm concerned about our inability to use him effectively.

He's a high-offence, run and gun kinda player... and we're very much a slow-it-down, plug up the neutral zone, get pucks deep and try to push them in the net kinda team. He likes to score goals and be creative, we like to chase the puck and score by committee.

I made this point in the off season, and it worries me that it's coming true. He doesn't fit what this organization is trying to do. I was hoping that the team would start game planning and making roster decisions based around finally having a highly-skilled, offensive defenceman... instead, it's just the same ol' same old.

We could have moved some guys out in the offseason, guaranteeing open spots for young guys to compete to fill. Spent the summer at the drawing board, reworking our systems to be more dynamic, faster and more offensive (knowing we would have younger legs coming in). We could have iced a faster, more exciting team that would have probably won just as many games as the current team has... We'd probably still be trending towards McKenna, but at least we'd be doing it as a newly revamped team that was using this season to become the kind of team that a guy like McKenna could thrive on...

That would have been fun.

[bubbsy]

Just another reason to get him away from the nhl club. Flames entire mantra has to be defensive, low event hockey due to the void of much elite offensive talent at any position. Parekh’s skillset doesn’t fit with that.

Gotta super patient with him. I don’t think he should be in the nhl until the flames have an injection of actual skill in the lineup.

[Jiri Hrdina]

While a bad thing, The injury opens the door to a conditioning stint in the ahl
Once he’s healthy have him do that, then go to the wjcs and then make a call from there

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

While a bad thing, The injury opens the door to a conditioning stint in the ahl
Once he’s healthy have him do that, then go to the wjcs and then make a call from there

Hopefully that’s the no-brainer plan. I am curious about how they handle the whole second half of the season.

[Buff]

They placed him on IR. In my completely untrained opinion I'm guessing shoulder separation.

[Matty81]

Yeah its good news for him strangely... hes not ready or playing on a team that will really help his skillset develop. World juniors would be great. Another ####ing bonehead decision burning a year off his entry level deal. Hopefully he considers it a goodwill gesture

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Matty81

Yeah its good news for him strangely... hes not ready or playing on a team that will really help his skillset develop. World juniors would be great. Another ####ing bonehead decision burning a year off his entry level deal. Hopefully he considers it a goodwill gesture

It’s not a bonehead decision. More teams are doing this. In some cases it allows for a more favourable second contract if the player hasn’t fully broken out by then
The more important milestone is the 40 game mark

[Wastedyouth]

He's probably missing WJC now. Depending on the grade of separation.
If it requires surgery you won't see him till spring at earliest.

Minor separation, he might be able to play sooner but probably shouldn't.

It's a sucky injury.

[Manhattanboy]

He looks lost to me. Needs to get bigger as well. He’s a kid in a league of men.

I would send him back to junior. No shame in that.

[FBI]

I don't understand all this he looks lost crap.. He's +0 on a team with everybody in the minus.. So many of the other D are making same mistakes and way more. Does he make mistakes? YES.. Is he getting hit a lot YES, but he is also looking good on PP1 and learning, he makes really crisp passes and skates really well. Bulk up a bit, get some conditioning in the AHL and let's take another crack at this.

[flambers]

He for sure does not look lost

He had a decent up to that point

Yes he needs to be aware of others and react quicker that's the key item

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by FBI

I don't understand all this he looks lost crap.. He's +0 on a team with everybody in the minus.. So many of the other D are making same mistakes and way more. Does he make mistakes? YES.. Is he getting hit a lot YES, but he is also looking good on PP1 and learning, he makes really crisp passes and skates really well. Bulk up a bit, get some conditioning in the AHL and let's take another crack at this.

I agree all players make mistakes. But there are mistakes because a player tries something (even something too high risk) and it doesn't work. Or just misses an assignment. And then there are mistakes because a player hasn't yet grasped NHL structure, and what the coach is trying to get them to do.

A giveaway at the blue line because a pass got blocked or because of a bad stickhandle is just that - a mistake in execution - even if the consequences are often worse. Every Dman on the team has had those. Blindly ringing the puck around the boards for an easy intercept or even into a scrum is a mistake in understanding the game play. Parekh does this quite a bit. I didn't like it with Stone either (and it was worse because he's a veteran).

I think the "looking lost" comment is just about positioning. He's not a minus, true but he is also maybe the most sheltered player on the team in terms of zone starts.

[flambers]

Flames shelter most of the rookies on the lineup

Which includes Wolf last season

[FanSince'01]

I don't buy the argument that Parekh is "not ready" for the NHL.

While he hasn't shown that well thus far compared to his standard, it seems pretty clear (to me anyways) that two things separate from the team's struggles have contributed to his struggles and limited his chances to make an impact:

1) He hasn't really been put into a position to fully succeed by the coaching staff. I'm not against easing him in to the NHL - as it's a tough league to come in to - but there definitely have been multiple questionable decisions with respect to his deployment
2) He's been playing with a lingering injury which for any player in the NHL - and especially a teenage rookie - is going to affect how you play your normal game and limit your overall effectiveness.

Add those on top of playing on a team that struggles to score and doesn't generate a whole lot and you get what we're seeing with him. Personally, I think he's showed just fine for the most part despite the above.

I guess if you want to make the argument that continuing to put Parekh in these situations might destroy his confidence, or that he would benefit from time in the AHL (I agree), then those are fair points and separate arguments. But I don't believe that he's "not ready" to play in this league.

Anyways, unsure if this new injury is an aggravation of what he was dealing with previously but I hope they let him take the time to heal properly and come back when he's at 100% rather than try and rush him back with how bad this team is currently.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by FanSince'01

I don't buy the argument that Parekh is "not ready" for the NHL.

While he hasn't shown that well thus far compared to his standard, it seems pretty clear (to me anyways) that two things separate from the team's struggles have been limiting his chance to make an impact:

1) He hasn't really been put into a position to fully succeed by the coaching staff. I'm not against easing him in to the NHL - as it's a tough league to come in to - but there definitely have been multiple questionable decisions with respect to his deployment

2) He's been playing with a lingering injury which for any player in the NHL - and especially a teenage rookie - is going to affect how you play your normal game and limit your overall effectiveness.

Add those on top of playing on a team that struggles to score and doesn't generate a whole lot and you get what we're seeing with him. Personally, I think he's showed just fine for the most part despite the above.

I guess if you want to make the argument that continuing to put Parekh in these situations might destroy his confidence, or that he would benefit from time in the AHL (I agree), then those are fair points and separate arguments. But I don't believe that he's "not ready" to play in this league.

Anyways, unsure if this new injury is an aggravation of what he was dealing with previously but I hope they let him take the time to heal properly and come back when he's at 100% rather than try and rush him back with how bad this team is currently.

Parekh's been on both power play units, he's been sheltered defensively, he's been put on the ice with a Flames empty net. He's gotten 15 minutes oer might which is pretty good for a rookie.

I don't get the "not in a position to succeed" thing. Especially since he's a RHS (yes I know he and Weegar have played LD in the past but they don't prefer it and it's not ideal).

[MacFlame]

Originally Posted by FanSince'01

I don't buy the argument that Parekh is "not ready" for the NHL.

While he hasn't shown that well thus far compared to his standard, it seems pretty clear (to me anyways) that two things separate from the team's struggles have contributed to his struggles and limited his chances to make an impact:

1) He hasn't really been put into a position to fully succeed by the coaching staff. I'm not against easing him in to the NHL - as it's a tough league to come in to - but there definitely have been multiple questionable decisions with respect to his deployment
2) He's been playing with a lingering injury which for any player in the NHL - and especially a teenage rookie - is going to affect how you play your normal game and limit your overall effectiveness.

Add those on top of playing on a team that struggles to score and doesn't generate a whole lot and you get what we're seeing with him. Personally, I think he's showed just fine for the most part despite the above.

I guess if you want to make the argument that continuing to put Parekh in these situations might destroy his confidence, or that he would benefit from time in the AHL (I agree), then those are fair points and separate arguments. But I don't believe that he's "not ready" to play in this league.

Anyways, unsure if this new injury is an aggravation of what he was dealing with previously but I hope they let him take the time to heal properly and come back when he's at 100% rather than try and rush him back with how bad this team is currently.

You honestly dont see it? Hes not generating much offense. He's not defending well. He's coughing up the puck when pressured. He's making ill-advised passes. AND he's getting clobbered almost every game.

I'm not trying to pick on him ( I like him s a prospect). I think he has a real good chance to make the NHL in the future, but its quite clear to me that he's not playing at this level. I'm surprised that some people dont see it to be honest.