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I thought he would be above a point a game this year in Halifax, and I'm even more certain of that now in Sherbrooke.
F Xavier Parent - Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL (2019 undrafted)
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I thought he would be above a point a game this year in Halifax, and I'm even more certain of that now in Sherbrooke.
Parent and Poulin have had chemistry since they were like 8 years old. Pulling for the kid. I'll go see them play a few times next season in Sherbrooke for sure.
Zaddy
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- Feb 8, 2013
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Kind of "funny" that a kid who had so much hype only a couple of years ago ended up going undrafted. Just goes to show how much can happen in a short period of time with prospects, which makes it basically impossible to project kids who are ~3 years out from the draft.
I think it’s possible to make better predictions as long as you take into considerations the maturity of the kid. Even birthdays is important. Looking back,in this case, that was not taken into consideration in the early predictions of which I agreed with. If they have a deep voice and man hands at the age of 12 and look like they have man muscle that does not scale when they get older to dominate the same way. Some kids are big but still look like kids and that is a different story. In the Atlantic provinces this year there is the top 06 who reminds me of Parent to a tee except with a better finish. I’m hoping he continues to grow instead.
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I’ve followed him since peewee and I know him and the family.....
he was miles ahead of everyone in terms of talent, and he wasn’t some strong kid he was always kind of scrawny to be honest.
he just didn’t grow and physically he’s very late. He dominated because he was that good.
SeaOfBlue
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No. Not even sure he would crack the top 3 on Sherbrooke alone when it comes to undrafted talent. Tardif, J. Anctil, Kreutzer...
Yep, but he was like 5'6 when he was 12-13 which is fairly tall for that age to 5' 7 now which is very short. He probably grew a lot of muscle since though. Short of a health situation though his peak growth and athletic maturity would have been a few years earlier then the majority of his peers from a sofa science perspective. I'd be curious if he's a lot shorter then his parents. If so - maybe there is some growth still in him. Either way he is a great talent with many elite attributes.
his height was not accurately listed in peewee tbh, and I wouldn’t say that he was tall for his PWAAA year. Maybe slightly above average.
He was the tallest of his family at 14, they’re all short. Never a bulky kid either, wasn’t weak but wouldn’t say he was strong.
Parent has a long history as a discussed prospect. Now, he's an overager dominating the Q. Is he someone who might get an contract in the NHL?
He's also the best player on his line.
IMO, the development the past two years would make him worth someone offering him a contract.
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He is attending Devils development camp this week, I would say they have an inside track to signing him at this point. We could use the depth in Utica.
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Played very well at yesterday's development camp. Looks to be solidifying his chance at sticking in the AHL.
Leading Utica in scoring so far. 6 GP 4-4-8 +6. If he can keep this up, it is possible the Devils give him a look as an injury callup later in year.
It was always exaggerated how much this guy fell off, maybe on the surface but if you dig a little deeper really the only bad season he had was his draft year. Obviously that is the most important season for a prospect, but aside from that and his injury he has had a pretty good trajectory so far.
At 16 he was the 3C for a good Halifax team, very little PP time but he was effective in that role and showed flashes. About 0.5 ppg at 16 is pretty good especially with his usage. He would go to the U17s that year and lead his team in scoring, a team that featured Lafreniere, Cozens, and Krebs. He broke out offensively with Hali in the playoffs with 11 pts in 9 games. Then that summer he won gold at the Hlinka on a team where 18/20 skaters would get later drafted and 10 in the 1st round. He did't look out of place on that team. All things considered it was a fantastic rookie year and all signs pointed to a big breakout at 17.
The problem was, Halifax was hosting the mem cup and they loaded up. Parent ended up playing the exact same role again, 3C with almost no PP. His stats barely improved and in the playoffs he was a depth player. Even though the team had a lot of success it was somewhat of a failure of a year for him and he went unpicked.
Now this is when it gets muddy because he basically missed the next 2 years with injuries. His play was drastically improved and he was basically a ppg player but with Covid and injuries he played less than 50 games at ages 18+19 combined. At 20 he comes back and destroys the league. At 21 he was ppg in the ECHL, now at 22 he is so far ppg in the AHL. Bit of a long winded post but as someone who followed this player and watched him many times I always believed the skill was still there, he was unfairly labelled as a kid and obviously his size doesn't help. What a redemption arc if he came make it to the NHL
At 16 he was the 3C for a good Halifax team, very little PP time but he was effective in that role and showed flashes. About 0.5 ppg at 16 is pretty good especially with his usage. He would go to the U17s that year and lead his team in scoring, a team that featured Lafreniere, Cozens, and Krebs. He broke out offensively with Hali in the playoffs with 11 pts in 9 games. Then that summer he won gold at the Hlinka on a team where 18/20 skaters would get later drafted and 10 in the 1st round. He did't look out of place on that team. All things considered it was a fantastic rookie year and all signs pointed to a big breakout at 17.
The problem was, Halifax was hosting the mem cup and they loaded up. Parent ended up playing the exact same role again, 3C with almost no PP. His stats barely improved and in the playoffs he was a depth player. Even though the team had a lot of success it was somewhat of a failure of a year for him and he went unpicked.
Now this is when it gets muddy because he basically missed the next 2 years with injuries. His play was drastically improved and he was basically a ppg player but with Covid and injuries he played less than 50 games at ages 18+19 combined. At 20 he comes back and destroys the league. At 21 he was ppg in the ECHL, now at 22 he is so far ppg in the AHL. Bit of a long winded post but as someone who followed this player and watched him many times I always believed the skill was still there, he was unfairly labelled as a kid and obviously his size doesn't help. What a redemption arc if he came make it to the NHL
