I don't think that's true. Parssinen hasn't been bad but I don't think he's done anything to demonstrate that he can take on a scoring line role, let alone 2C.He's a better option than Colton, Kelly or Rantanen. And better than Mittelstadt right now.
In his rookie season, he had 25 points in 45 games. Nashville fans have complained about him getting misused after that season, and it seems to continue with us.
I have yet to see Rantanen with Pärssinen, how f***ing hard is it?
Also, why the f*** were all the messages regarding a former board member removed? Not against the rules AFAIK, especially since the messages were all very heartwarming about his/her absence.
I'm not on board at all with Jones. He's been pretty bad for a few years now. That contract is an albatross and would require 50% retention for it to be even palatable, and that will make any deal all the more costly.