Zayne Parekh still has plenty to learn, and that\u2019s perfectly okay. At just 20 years old, the Flames\u2019 top prospect has been thrust into a demanding spotlight, logging big minutes and quarterbacking the top power-play unit. The question is: how has he responded?<\/p>\n
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As they try to put him in the best positions to be successful in Calgary.<\/p>\n
As they try to put him in the best positions to be successful in Calgary.<\/p>\n
Mike, do you think the Flames are handling Parekh’s development correctly so far?<\/p>\n
Mike, do you think the Flames are handling Parekh’s development correctly so far?<\/p>\n
Do you think they’re handling it well, considering their decision not to send him back to juniors after, after the World Juniors since he can’t play in the AHL full-time yet?<\/p>\n
Do you think they’re handling it well, considering their decision not to send him back to juniors after, after the World Juniors since he can’t play in the AHL full-time yet?<\/p>\n
It’s yet to be determined, but, I mean, we’ll see how they and what they do with him the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
It’s yet to be determined, but, I mean, we’ll see how they and what they do with him the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
I mean, they’ve already burned the first year of his entry-level contract ’cause he’s played 12 games.<\/p>\n
I mean, they’ve already burned the first year of his entry-level contract ’cause he’s played 12 games.<\/p>\n
But if they play him off and on, he’s not gonna accumulate enough games this season to burn a year in terms of unrestricted free agency, so they’ll get him for a full seven years.<\/p>\n
But if they play him off and on, he’s not gonna accumulate enough games this season to burn a year in terms of unrestricted free agency, so they’ll get him for a full seven years.<\/p>\n
And I’m sure that is of the mind of, of Craig Conroy, ’cause you have to think going ahead what, you know, if he is a premier offensive defenseman, which everybody thinks he’s going to be, that, you know, getting the extra year or the, the seven years that you’d wanna get out of him, that I think that’s a priority.<\/p>\n
And I’m sure that is of the mind of, of Craig Conroy, ’cause you have to think going ahead what, you know, if he is a premier offensive defenseman, which everybody thinks he’s going to be, that, you know, getting the extra year or the, the seven years that you’d wanna get out of him, that I think that’s a priority.<\/p>\n
I mean, I, I, you know, he played 20 min- over 20 minutes last night.<\/p>\n
I mean, I, I, you know, he played 20 min- over 20 minutes last night.<\/p>\n
They’re not going anywhere.<\/p>\n
They’re not going anywhere.<\/p>\n
They’ve traded Rasmus Andersson.<\/p>\n
They’ve traded Rasmus Andersson.<\/p>\n
They’re probably gonna trade a couple more players off that roster.<\/p>\n
They’re probably gonna trade a couple more players off that roster.<\/p>\n
It would be smart to play your kids, get them experience, let them make mistakes when it doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n
It would be smart to play your kids, get them experience, let them make mistakes when it doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n
You know, finish low, draft high, and build your team.<\/p>\n
You know, finish low, draft high, and build your team.<\/p>\n
some teams in this league don’t seem to grasp that, that, that idea.<\/p>\n
some teams in this league don’t seem to grasp that, that, that idea.<\/p>\n
right now I think play Parekh, let him make his mistakes, and he’ll get better for it.<\/p>\n
right now I think play Parekh, let him make his mistakes, and he’ll get better for it.<\/p>\n