Zuccarello is more detrimental to Parise's game than Parise is to Zuccarello's game. Zuccarello is abysmal in his own zone. I think it's hypocritical to complain about Parise's contract and performance, but defend the $6M we're paying Zuccarello. Zuccarello should be expected to elevate his teammates, not be elevated by them.
I'm someone that thinks he should've been playing with Fiala and Staal too because we needed an offensive 5 v 5 group. However, he's someone that ultimately is going to be overpaid for the life of his contract, going to require us to protect him in the ED, and will block cheaper/younger players.
I'd much rather be paying $6M to Granlund this offseason instead of Zuccarello.