Prospect Info: 2024 Draft, 9th Overall, Zayne Parekh

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Zayne Parekh had one of the most productive offensive seasons for a draft eligible defenceman in quite some time. Parekh put up 33 goals and 63 assists of 96 points in 66 games for the Saginaw Spirit. He led all OHL defencemen in both goals and points. Parekh was a key piece to Saginaw finishing with the second most points in the league. He has also added two goals and seven points in seven OHL playoff games so far. Parekh also excelled on the international stage this year. He played for Team Canada at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in the summer. He put up three assists in five tournament games, helping Canada win the gold medal.

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Zayne Parekh Scouting Report: 2024 NHL Draft #9

Zayne Parekh led all OHL defencemen in both goals and points in his draft season, raising his stock for the NHL Draft.

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[JurassicTunga]

Great pick at #9!
His bro was invited to camp today too

 

[joescores]

I am not satisfied. Huska didn't manage the end of the season tactically well, useless wins that mattered how exactly? Ah, that we f*** up in the draft a few months later. No Caton or Iginla- have that now.

 

[JurassicTunga]

Imagine if they both hit, and we also sign Makar in 2027.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

No one will be complaining if this guy turns out to be the next Quinn Hughes or Erik Karlsson.

I like that they took a home run swing on talent

 

[super6646]

Like this pick a lot more than the honzek one

 

[Bounces R Way]

Kid needs to hit the gym badly but he's definitely got the talent to be a 60+pt defenseman in the NHL. For basically just starting a rebuild our blueline already has a lot of real interesting prospects. Diverse bunch, tons of em are either all offense or all defense

 

[Haatley]

I am not satisfied. Huska didn't manage the end of the season tactically well, useless wins that mattered how exactly? Ah, that we f*** up in the draft a few months later. No Caton or Iginla- have that now.

Instead we got a better prospect than both...

 

[Matt93]

I’ve seen him a lot.

Calgary got a D that doesn’t play D. He’s cocky af and you can sell your zambonis because the amount of time he lays on the ice “injured” he can clean the ice at the same time. I’d be pissed if I was a Flames fan.

 

[crazyfisherman]

Going into the draft people wanted high potential guys, this guys potential is about as high as it gets for this draft. Buium was my choice with whose left but absolutely no problem with this pick.

 

[Mitts]

Fantastic pick, kinds gonna be a stud.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

I don't feel great about this pick. Sure hope he proves me wrong.
Lets hope he gets on the WJC next year and shows a little team D

 

[Some Other Flame]

If they let him play his game, this could end up being a solid pick. But if try force him to be a defensive defenseman, then this will get ugly.

 

[Kingpin794]

I’ve seen him a lot.

Calgary got a D that doesn’t play D. He’s cocky af and you can sell your zambonis because the amount of time he lays on the ice “injured” he can clean the ice at the same time. I’d be pissed if I was a Flames fan.

Scouting reports from angry London fans

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Wow... between Kylington and Parekh, I think the last time a team had this kind of talent on the blueline was probably the 2017 Predators ot the 2022 Avalanche

 

[Mitts]

 

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[joescores]

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Instead we got a better prospect than both...

Hope you are right!

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I’ve seen him a lot.

Calgary got a D that doesn’t play D. He’s cocky af and you can sell your zambonis because the amount of time he lays on the ice “injured” he can clean the ice at the same time. I’d be pissed if I was a Flames fan.

I do expect him to be cemented to Kevin Bahl's side.

 

[Mobiandi]

Suck hard and loudly next year. We’ll be coming up on 9 years without a top 10 pick used on a forward.

Feels like we’ve acquired 30 dmen in the last year or so. Just makes the Honzek pick stand out really poorly

 

[Fig]

I’ve seen him a lot.

Calgary got a D that doesn’t play D. He’s cocky af and you can sell your zambonis because the amount of time he lays on the ice “injured” he can clean the ice at the same time. I’d be pissed if I was a Flames fan.

You make it sound like he basically has a Mike Ribeiro calibre skill set with same level of dive?

We badly needed RD in our system. So this is good

 

[SportsdudeRy]

Hope he proves me wrong. I wouldve drafted Eiserman or Silayev at 9

 

[Anglesmith]

I’ve seen him a lot.

Calgary got a D that doesn’t play D. He’s cocky af and you can sell your zambonis because the amount of time he lays on the ice “injured” he can clean the ice at the same time. I’d be pissed if I was a Flames fan.

Seems like you have way too much of an axe to grind to be rational about the player, so I think a chuckle is the most appropriate response.

 

[Volica]

Didn’t love this pick immediately.
After an hour, still don’t love it. We’ll see.

Probably 2-4 years from playing in the league anyway.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Parekh is a legitimate manipulator. He doesn’t wait for holes to open up in the defensive coverage to make a play; he bends opponents to his will and makes those openings for himself. A combination of fakes, feints, look-offs, and handling skill sends would-be checkers into the spin cycle, and out of each cloud of dust emerges Parekh, activating into space to improve the condition of each play before making his decision with the puck. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

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