RD Zayne Parekh - Saginaw Spirit, OHL (2024, 9th, CGY)

[57special]

The GM and Head Scout are all about a certain profile they want to draft and it starts with speed/skating. I think Celebrini would be their 1st pick but if they are picking 2n3/3rd/4th - I would not rule out Parekh as their pick because he fits the profile perfectly and he also is RD which they don't have much of in the prospect pipeline - 1 RD (Rinzel) to go along with 6 LD's (Vlassic, Korchinski, Kaiser, del Mastro, Allan, Phillips). Levshunov is RD too and has plus size which Parelh doesn't have but size is not a problem as all their d-prospects are over 6'0" with the exception of Kaiser who is 6' even.

Yeah, CBH is amassing an Emperor's Guard of dmen. I could see Parekh being interesting for them, but CHI needs some forward talent to pair with Bedard first and foremost.

 

[bert]

Yeah, CBH is amassing an Emperor's Guard of dmen. I could see Parekh being interesting for them, but CHI needs some forward talent to pair with Bedard first and foremost.

D take longer to develop and this is a heavy d draft specifically righties. They're going defenseman for sure. They are gonna be bad for a while

I think Tony DeAngelo is the comparable.

Of course you say this. There's always a narrative or angle with your evaluations. Hard to take them seriously even when you're accurate. Which rarely happens when it's an American/Canadian/Rangers/Devils/Islanders prospect you're evaluating. Otherwise you're actually pretty decent.

 

[57special]

D take longer to develop and this is a heavy d draft specifically righties. They're going defenseman for sure. They are gonna be bad for a while

I disagree. A running mate for Bedard is a must, ASAP. Can't rely on Nazar. Demidov would be perfect.

 

[Castle8130]

Yeah, CBH is amassing an Emperor's Guard of dmen. I could see Parekh being interesting for them, but CHI needs some forward talent to pair with Bedard first and foremost.

Hawks defensive prospect pool is much deeper than it's forward pool. Vlasic, Del Mastro, Korchinski, Rinzel, and Allan are all 22 or under. The only thing missing is a right handed offensive defenseman, but our forward prospect pool has no high profile forwards 6'0" or bigger. We are heavily lacking any promising sizeable forwards. I'd be happy with Parekh, Buium, Levshunov, or any top end forwards available to us. Silayev, Dickinson, and Catton would be the players that don't fit our needs.

 

[Jared Dunn]

The GM and Head Scout are all about a certain profile they want to draft and it starts with speed/skating. I think Celebrini would be their 1st pick but if they are picking 2n3/3rd/4th - I would not rule out Parekh as their pick because he fits the profile perfectly and he also is RD which they don't have much of in the prospect pipeline - 1 RD (Rinzel) to go along with 6 LD's (Vlassic, Korchinski, Kaiser, del Mastro, Allan, Phillips). Levshunov is RD too and has plus size which Parelh doesn't have but size is not a problem as all their d-prospects are over 6'0" with the exception of Kaiser who is 6' even.

As a Habs fan who would love to find a way to snag Demidov - by all means go for Parekh. I would just think they can probably trade a few spots back from #2/3 and still get him

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I know +/- is a very contextual stat but Parekh led his team in +/- with a good margin (11). I admit to never have seen any full game with him, and the highlights do point to some of his defensive liabilities but are they overblown?

Or is the concern that if his offense does not translate to the same level in the pros's his defensive issues will stand out more?

 

[bert]

I disagree. A running mate for Bedard is a must, ASAP. Can't rely on Nazar. Demidov would be perfect.

Well thats fine, they should be surrounding him with veteran forwards though.

As a Habs fan who would love to find a way to snag Demidov - by all means go for Parekh. I would just think they can probably trade a few spots back from #2/3 and still get him

I've heard he is flat out the best player in the OHL as a 17 year old D man. I dont think players like that fall or if you like them you take a risk like that.

 

[Castle8130]

I know +/- is a very contextual stat but Parekh led his team in +/- with a good margin (11). I admit to never have seen any full game with him, and the highlights do point to some of his defensive liabilities but are they overblown?

Or is the concern that if his offense does not translate to the same level in the pros's his defensive issues will stand out more?

I remember half way through the season he was middle of the pack in +/- on his own team. I have only seen like 3 full games of Parekh and I noticed as the year progressed, he looked much better defending in the game I saw last than the one I saw first

 

[Bobby Holik agent]

Watched the game on stream last night. Parekh is adding more physicality to his game lately.

During a pp at the end of the 2nd. period while he was retrieving the pucks in his zone he glued a forward to the board, you could see it was getting intense between the 2 and then the camera followed the play, i didn't see the rest, they didn't give us replay. It appear Parekh got into the wrong side of the altercation and left the game.

Been 3-4 games this series he's getting bruised up. Hopefully he'll be fine for games7 or later i don't know.

 

[Nicko999]

I had a dream last night of Parekh going 2nd overall.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Was he injured in game 6?, why didn't he play in game 7?

 

[CaptainShark]

Was he injured in game 6?, why didn't he play in game 7?

Post #409 might answer that…

 

[Kingpin794]

Was he injured in game 6?, why didn't he play in game 7?

Earlier than 6. Got hurt in game 3. Missed game 4. Played 5 and 6 but with sheltered time. Wasn't 100%. Probably not anywhere near it otherwise they would have played him in game 7. Will see where he's at on Friday.

 

[bert]

Earlier than 6. Got hurt in game 3. Missed game 4. Played 5 and 6 but with sheltered time. Wasn't 100%. Probably not anywhere near it otherwise they would have played him in game 7. Will see where he's at on Friday.

If they are already in the mem cup and he isnt close to 100 percent they should probably rest him.

 

[Kingpin794]

Last two OHL d men of the year have honed their craft under Lazary.

 

[montreal]

Not shift to shift but just about, it's Parekh vs Dickinson in the vid as one of them is always on the ice so a ton of both.

 

[montreal]

If he had of scored off that post shot about 1:13 into the vid, that could have changed the game.

 

[Senator Stanley]

For those watching, does Parekh look healthy in these games?

 

[LeProspector]

For those watching, does Parekh look healthy in these games?

No

 

[Kingpin794]

No

Aaaaaand his got cross checked in the head in the third. wonderful.

 

[Hale The Villain]

For those watching, does Parekh look healthy in these games?

He looks extra lazy and disinterested at times.

Injury is probably playing some kind of role in that.

 

[LeProspector]

He looks extra lazy and disinterested at times.

Injury is probably playing some kind of role in that.

In all fairness, it’s a pretty normal element to his game, even when he was 100%

 

[Svedu]

You are making a claim.

This is the claim you’re making:



And you doubled down:



Then you appear to make a weak attempt at a vague appeal to authority:


As though you’re connected in NHL circles. Which you obviously are not.

And then you attempted to obfuscate the claim you actually made without owning up:


Which all amounts to gossip. Unless there’s something else you can share, that is if you wouldn’t prefer to continue dodging simple questions. Or have we reached the insults phase?

You got him.

 

[Svedu]

See I was right, AGAIN. get out of here everyone doubting me. People just can’t fathom the truth sometimes

You are him. The one who always provide us others with the truth.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Interesting. Craig Button has him going 8th overall to Seattle in mock draft he did for TSN.