A little disappointed in this vet group over this.
Why were they trying to muzzle him before this anyways.
I hope he knows that he has nothing to apologize for.
If he felt the need to publicly apologize to the organization that makes me think he did get some type of negative feedback from somewhere in the organization, which is whack. Perfectly sane comment to make. Hockey player interviews are boring. It’s well known.
Shows character publicly but this tourney is his coming out show. Cant wait to see where he goes next.
“I’m sorry I said NHL players have to be robots to the media. Now here’s the exact same apology message everyone has ever said to the media, because I was obviously wrong”
He should do all future “pucks in deep” pressers in a robot voice with robot like gestures
“I would like to apologize to, absolutely nobody”
Fuck the Chadwicks who were all offended and got their manties up in a bunch.
“Get pucks deep, give 110 percent, good god.
Zaynes a good kid! this is most definitely the point the flames management and players were trying to make when they told him to watch what he says lol the media blew this whole thing out of proportion
this is the most nothing burger controversy ever
I got downvoted in a previous threat but this organization is on some loser crap. Shouldn’t be a reason for him to apologize. It’s never that serious.
We need more comments like his, not less. Flames are a wet blanket. Have some fun. Parekh is having the opposite NHL experience a guy like Matthew Schaefer is having. That kid has been allowed to show his full personality on and off the ice.
Somebody should make him a recorded tape that says “gotta get pucks in deep, cycle the puck, get bodies to the net, and try to secure 2 points” and then he can just play that instead I guess. What a joke, keep the personality and high event hockey coming kid
“Im just here so I dont get fined” from now on
Struck me as more of an articulation issue than what he seems to have been trying to say.
It’s a soft sensitive world we live in. 20 yrs ago this isn’t even a whisper. Hope y’all will be able to overcome this.
Parekh did nothing wrong
This shouldn’t even be an issue.
This is so sad for the flames lol. I really wish the vets would just focus on their own game rather than feeling the need to text ZP what he should or shouldn’t say. It reeks of insecurity.
This fucking organization is gonna drive Parekh out like they did Tkachuk
So this is what our great and mighty culture, a winning culture, is all about with the flames.
If this is what our vet group is, then get them all the fuck out of town. Look at san jose. Thats a fun fucking team. This flames team is boring and corporate of the ice, and boring and bad on the ice.
Fuck anyone in the org criticizing him for this honestly. The sport needs kids like Parekh to grow and market it to the younger generation, not grizzled cardboard cutouts.
I hope the dome cheers every time he touches the puck when he’s back. Fans loved that shit, and isn’t that what it’s really all about in the end? Parekh an personalities like him will put butts in seats, especially if they’re good.
“Why cant we attract and keep players?”
Parekh is going to be mid while we force him to play the game ‘the right way’, then hes gonna leave in 4 seasons, and start putting up 70 points per season somewhere else.
Fuk Francis
Ironically this will make him a robot
The reason why they receive PR training is to prevent unnecessary distraction to themselves and the team, and look where they are now. You don’t want your franchise media to jump on stupid “stories” all the time, otherwise you turn into my Canucks.
Really? The organization put pressure on him? Or his teammates? This is disappointing, that should sure add some personality to the game…..what a joke. Why even interview players if all you want is the same old sterile crap.
Something like this happening tells me Weegar should never be the flames captain in my view. You dont call out a 19 year old kid via text message for this kind of misstatement. If you absolutely have to take your teammate out for a beer or a coffee and talk it over like a half decent human.
Even moreso when you play like ass yourself and get yourself thrown out of important games against your main rival acting like a baby throwing a temper tantrum. Acting like hes some kind of model citizen and parekh made some kind of major mistake simply isn’t good enough.
As if his delusions that he had any chance of actually being on the Olympic team wasnt already enough evidence of his bad judgement.
You wanna make this a learning lesson??? Talk to him privately amongst the team. No reason to make the kid apologize publically, Streisand effect the whole thing, possibly embarrass him and make him feel like hes gotta walk on egg shells. Just unnecessary and a weird way to “discipline” him.
The media running this non story over and over every day again and again trying to make it a thing is a choice
Why? Let the kid be a kid – as long as he’s not making an ass of himself. Hes obviously better when he’s comfortable, let him be
Did anyone read the article? Parekh sounds like he’s clarifying what he meant and apologizing for it getting “spun out of proportion”. Weegar said he doesn’t like robot interviews either, and said he wasn’t offended by this. It’s all right there. But this comment section would make you think the exact opposite thing happened.
Wasn’t everyone just stoked about how mature this kid is? It’s just completely unbelievable to you that he might be apologizing all on his own because he wants to?
Boooo nhl is so lame he didnt even say anything wrong
Honestly this whole things is kind of wild to me on a few levels.
1. He didn’t say anything scandalous.. He basically said it was a lot of fun hanging out with other teenagers and goofing around outside of his job. Like duh. Big whoop. The vibe around a best on best team Canada tournament, while they were winning, compared to the vibe of fighting to maybe make the playoffs or not with a struggling Flames *is different*.. and that is okay. He’s a kid and has a big personality and as he matures he will learn how to navigate that.
2. People are acting like they too haven’t had to adapt their personalities to align with professional behavioural standards at their jobs. This isn’t some abhorrent abusive thing that this poor stifled kid is suffering through. We all do it folks. It’s called being an adult with a job.
3. I would like all the people scolding and finger wagging to consider if all the dumb impulsive shit you said as a 19 year old was broadcast online for all to condemn. Shame on *you*. Look at the world. It’s a mess. Of all the things to clutch pearls at good grief.
Lol nothing else to talk about in 2026 except what zayne parekh said about robots meanwhile Israel is commiting a genocide in front of our eyes
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He shouldn’t have had to.
Soft ass world
The NHL is lame.
A little disappointed in this vet group over this.
Why were they trying to muzzle him before this anyways.
I hope he knows that he has nothing to apologize for.
If he felt the need to publicly apologize to the organization that makes me think he did get some type of negative feedback from somewhere in the organization, which is whack. Perfectly sane comment to make. Hockey player interviews are boring. It’s well known.
Shows character publicly but this tourney is his coming out show. Cant wait to see where he goes next.
“I’m sorry I said NHL players have to be robots to the media. Now here’s the exact same apology message everyone has ever said to the media, because I was obviously wrong”
He should do all future “pucks in deep” pressers in a robot voice with robot like gestures
“I would like to apologize to, absolutely nobody”
Fuck the Chadwicks who were all offended and got their manties up in a bunch.
“Get pucks deep, give 110 percent, good god.
Zaynes a good kid! this is most definitely the point the flames management and players were trying to make when they told him to watch what he says lol the media blew this whole thing out of proportion
this is the most nothing burger controversy ever
I got downvoted in a previous threat but this organization is on some loser crap. Shouldn’t be a reason for him to apologize. It’s never that serious.
We need more comments like his, not less. Flames are a wet blanket. Have some fun. Parekh is having the opposite NHL experience a guy like Matthew Schaefer is having. That kid has been allowed to show his full personality on and off the ice.
Somebody should make him a recorded tape that says “gotta get pucks in deep, cycle the puck, get bodies to the net, and try to secure 2 points” and then he can just play that instead I guess. What a joke, keep the personality and high event hockey coming kid
“Im just here so I dont get fined” from now on
Struck me as more of an articulation issue than what he seems to have been trying to say.
It’s a soft sensitive world we live in. 20 yrs ago this isn’t even a whisper. Hope y’all will be able to overcome this.
Parekh did nothing wrong
This shouldn’t even be an issue.
This is so sad for the flames lol. I really wish the vets would just focus on their own game rather than feeling the need to text ZP what he should or shouldn’t say. It reeks of insecurity.
This fucking organization is gonna drive Parekh out like they did Tkachuk
So this is what our great and mighty culture, a winning culture, is all about with the flames.
If this is what our vet group is, then get them all the fuck out of town. Look at san jose. Thats a fun fucking team. This flames team is boring and corporate of the ice, and boring and bad on the ice.
Fuck anyone in the org criticizing him for this honestly. The sport needs kids like Parekh to grow and market it to the younger generation, not grizzled cardboard cutouts.
I hope the dome cheers every time he touches the puck when he’s back. Fans loved that shit, and isn’t that what it’s really all about in the end? Parekh an personalities like him will put butts in seats, especially if they’re good.
“Why cant we attract and keep players?”
Parekh is going to be mid while we force him to play the game ‘the right way’, then hes gonna leave in 4 seasons, and start putting up 70 points per season somewhere else.
Fuk Francis
Ironically this will make him a robot
The reason why they receive PR training is to prevent unnecessary distraction to themselves and the team, and look where they are now. You don’t want your franchise media to jump on stupid “stories” all the time, otherwise you turn into my Canucks.
Really? The organization put pressure on him? Or his teammates? This is disappointing, that should sure add some personality to the game…..what a joke. Why even interview players if all you want is the same old sterile crap.
Something like this happening tells me Weegar should never be the flames captain in my view. You dont call out a 19 year old kid via text message for this kind of misstatement. If you absolutely have to take your teammate out for a beer or a coffee and talk it over like a half decent human.
Even moreso when you play like ass yourself and get yourself thrown out of important games against your main rival acting like a baby throwing a temper tantrum. Acting like hes some kind of model citizen and parekh made some kind of major mistake simply isn’t good enough.
As if his delusions that he had any chance of actually being on the Olympic team wasnt already enough evidence of his bad judgement.
You wanna make this a learning lesson??? Talk to him privately amongst the team. No reason to make the kid apologize publically, Streisand effect the whole thing, possibly embarrass him and make him feel like hes gotta walk on egg shells. Just unnecessary and a weird way to “discipline” him.
The media running this non story over and over every day again and again trying to make it a thing is a choice
Why? Let the kid be a kid – as long as he’s not making an ass of himself. Hes obviously better when he’s comfortable, let him be
Did anyone read the article? Parekh sounds like he’s clarifying what he meant and apologizing for it getting “spun out of proportion”. Weegar said he doesn’t like robot interviews either, and said he wasn’t offended by this. It’s all right there. But this comment section would make you think the exact opposite thing happened.
Wasn’t everyone just stoked about how mature this kid is? It’s just completely unbelievable to you that he might be apologizing all on his own because he wants to?
Boooo nhl is so lame he didnt even say anything wrong
Honestly this whole things is kind of wild to me on a few levels.
1. He didn’t say anything scandalous.. He basically said it was a lot of fun hanging out with other teenagers and goofing around outside of his job. Like duh. Big whoop. The vibe around a best on best team Canada tournament, while they were winning, compared to the vibe of fighting to maybe make the playoffs or not with a struggling Flames *is different*.. and that is okay. He’s a kid and has a big personality and as he matures he will learn how to navigate that.
2. People are acting like they too haven’t had to adapt their personalities to align with professional behavioural standards at their jobs. This isn’t some abhorrent abusive thing that this poor stifled kid is suffering through. We all do it folks. It’s called being an adult with a job.
3. I would like all the people scolding and finger wagging to consider if all the dumb impulsive shit you said as a 19 year old was broadcast online for all to condemn. Shame on *you*. Look at the world. It’s a mess. Of all the things to clutch pearls at good grief.
Lol nothing else to talk about in 2026 except what zayne parekh said about robots meanwhile Israel is commiting a genocide in front of our eyes