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

[Tkachuk Norris]

Honestly I love Parekh, but him being left off the team makes a lot of sense in a single game elimination tournament. His “outscore your problems” style doesn’t work when every single playoff game one mistake could be what sends your team home.

Canada really has the luxury of not needing to live with many cons when it’s comes to having insane fire power.

What about last year when they couldn’t score against the good teams?
He shut down the Knights last year in a one game elim

 

[Yepthatsme]

What about last year when they couldn’t score against the good teams?
He shut down the Knights last year in a one game elim

This team and last years team are very different with only 4 returnees, Canada has an embarrassment of riches this year.

Thats the entire point, Parekh will help your team win the average game. You just currently never know when he is going to make that brutal mistake that causes a bad goal. Canada really isn’t in a position to have to gamble for offense at all.

 

[Dack]

I get having defensive concerns but I will say that when Parekh's locked in his defense really isn't that bad. I'd even go as far to say he's good on the PK & against the rush. I get that they're going for steady on the backend but I don't think either of Cam Allen or Beau Akey are good defensively. In the few games I've watched Akey was basically playing forward.

I think Canada will regret not bringing one of Parekh or Yakemchuk at some point in this tournament, I get either one making the other redundant but to take neither of them is a little crazy to me. I'd want one of them there as a "break glass in case of emergency" 7th D. Oh well, Brandt Clarke didn't make Team Canada in his D+1 season as an 8th overall either and he's doing alright for himself so far.

 

[JPeeper]

Honestly I love Parekh, but him being left off the team makes a lot of sense in a single game elimination tournament. His “outscore your problems” style doesn’t work when every single playoff game one mistake could be what sends your team home.

Canada really has the luxury of not needing to live with many cons when it’s comes to having insane fire power.

You mean like when he won the Memorial Cup last year along side other notable snub Misa?

 

[Yepthatsme]

You mean like when he won the Memorial Cup last year along side other notable snub Misa?

I don’t think you understand what single game elimination means? Also Misa was an afterthought on that team last year, this year he’s been fantastic but team Canada gets the luxury of having to take 1-3 draft eligible players per year (and 3 is extremely rare which could happen this year), anyone who thought they were taking all of Schaefer, Martone, Misa, McKenna, and Ravensbergen were crazy. Canada likes taking an older team, it’s happened before and it’s happening again this year.

 

[Volica]

The lack of invite is a bit weird. Not the end of the world, I understand not taking him, but to not even invite him to camp is pretty wild.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I don’t think you understand what single game elimination means? Also Misa was an afterthought on that team last year, this year he’s been fantastic but team Canada gets the luxury of having to take 1-3 draft eligible players per year (and 3 is extremely rare which could happen this year), anyone who thought they were taking all of Schaefer, Martone, Misa, McKenna, and Ravensbergen were crazy. Canada likes taking an older team, it’s happened before and it’s happening again this year.

What are you talking about? The memorial cup is a single game elimination tournament.

Last year Canada brought Donovan, Furlong, Warren, Bonk, Nelson and Lamoureux. They couldn’t make a pass out of their zone. Mateychuk was the only offensively skilled D and ended up trying to do way too much when he had the puck cause no one else could create anything.

The beat Finland 5-2, although many have called that team the worst Finland has brought in 20+ years. They lost to Sweden 2-0, and they lost 3-2 to the Czechs in the quarters. Those were the only games against decent competition.

Canada shouldn’t be trying to win 2-1 hockey games. They should be trying to win games 7-3.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

The lack of invite is a bit weird. Not the end of the world, I understand not taking him, but to not even invite him to camp is pretty wild.

Applies somewhat to Morin too, if you look close enough at who was invited.

Seems a bit shortsighted for Team Canada to not even invite guys who might make the team in a year (or two) but that's about as upset as I'm going to allow myself to get.

 

[Yepthatsme]

What are you talking about? The memorial cup is a single game elimination tournament.

Last year Canada brought Donovan, Furlong, Warren, Bonk, Nelson and Lamoureux. They couldn’t make a pass out of their zone. Mateychuk was the only offensively skilled D and ended up trying to do way too much when he had the puck cause no one else could create anything.

The beat Finland 5-2, although many have called that team the worst Finland has brought in 20+ years. They lost to Sweden 2-0, and they lost 3-2 to the Czechs in the quarters. Those were the only games against decent competition.

Canada shouldn’t be trying to win 2-1 hockey games. They should be trying to win games 7-3.

I’ll be honest I forgot they hosted last year and actually lost to London in the semis of the OHL playoffs.

Dickinson and Schaeffer are both more than capable puck movers, and they do it without the risks associated with Parekh and Yakemchuk. But the real difference is the quality of forwards going between this year and last. The fire power Canada has is crazy this year, Canada will not be a low scoring team regardless of whether Parekh is there or not. Canada has 4 forwards over 2 point per game in the CHL going for crying out loud, and that’s not even including players like Yager, Catton, and Cowan. They will have no struggles producing even if the media is trying to drum up clicks currently.