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

[montreal]

All 3 of his points are in the vid.

 

[Castle8130]

All 3 of his points are in the vid.

He can run a power-play right away. If you need a defenseman in dynasty, consider him at 2nd oa

 

[ValeriKamensky]

I completely disagree with his 1-way D description, like Gostisbehere and DeAngelo for example. But there are another red flags for me in his game: lack of physical play and low compete level.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

42 career goals, about 100 career points, +24, 68 penalty minutes, 250 shots on goal
and not been drafted yet.

His 42 goals already put him to #80 at OHL all time list : goals by defensemen.
but his 0.467 goals per game avg, ranks 4th all time.

If he scores the number of goals he is pace for, which is 36, that's 15 more
= 57 career goals = ranks #29 in all time list

so, maybe he scores another 30+ goal season in his possible 3rd OHL season?
we'd be talking 90 or more goals,.. well.. that would put him in top 5 in the OHL all time list

Oh yeah and his goals per game avg by defensemen would be the highest of all time

 

[57special]

I've barely watched him, but he reminds me of a more skilled, less physical, Dumba (when he was young). Jumps up in the play and just stays there, sometimes.

Different than Buium, IMO.

 

[rt]

I've barely watched him, but he reminds me of a more skilled, less physical, Dumba (when he was young). Jumps up in the play and just stays there, sometimes.

Different than Buium, IMO.

I’ve watched him a bunch and be really reminds me of Sean Durzi but with an even better shot. I feel like his absolute ceiling is whatever the mid-point is between Durzi and Josi.

 

[bcspragu]

I’ve watched him a bunch and be really reminds me of Sean Durzi but with an even better shot. I feel like his absolute ceiling is whatever the mid-point is between Durzi and Josi.

Parekh has more goals in 1 1/2 seasons of OHL play than Durzi had in his entire 4 year career. Hell Parekh has 4 games this year (his 2nd OHL season) with as many or more goals than Durzi has his entire 2nd OHL season. They aren’t in the same stratosphere offensively

 

[57special]

The next Erik Karlsson? Might sound ridiculous, but no one thought he was going to be what he turned out to be, as evidenced by him being drafted 15th.

 

[rt]

Parekh has more goals in 1 1/2 seasons of OHL play than Durzi had in his entire 4 year career. Hell Parekh has 4 games this year (his 2nd OHL season) with as many or more goals than Durzi has his entire 2nd OHL season. They aren’t in the same stratosphere offensively

Did you mean to respond to my post? It seems like you must be talking to someone else that said something different from what I said.

The next Erik Karlsson? Might sound ridiculous, but no one thought he was going to be what he turned out to be, as evidenced by him being drafted 15th.

Yeah. That’s probably closer than Josi as the other end of the spectrum from Durzi in my comp.

His upside is maybe whatever the mid point is beteeen Durzi and EK, I guess.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

The next Erik Karlsson? Might sound ridiculous, but no one thought he was going to be what he turned out to be, as evidenced by him being drafted 15th.

Every time I view him, I come away more and more impressed to say the least.

I didn’t think last season was repeatable but he has been one of the best players, if not the best this season in the league.

I’m starting to get on the Parekh train to be honest.

 

[rt]

Every time I view him, I come away more and more impressed to say the least.

I didn’t think last season was repeatable but he has been one of the best players, if not the best this season in the league.

I’m starting to get on the Parekh train to be honest.

I’ve noticed a lot of progress this season, too.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

en goal and a secondary assist with 5 sog

 

[Goldenhands]

 

[leafs4life94]

For what it's worth - the reason there's no 3rd period highlights is that he was ejected for spitting.

 

[57special]

Every time I view him, I come away more and more impressed to say the least.

I didn’t think last season was repeatable but he has been one of the best players, if not the best this season in the league.

I’m starting to get on the Parekh train to be honest.

This class of Dmen is pretty damn talented. I am a recent convert to Buium, but you can't ignore what Parekh is doing, and there might be 4 Dmen who are picked before those two.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'd take Parekh ahead of Buium - no questions asked. Not only is the right shot harder to find but Parekh's skating is levels above and if you aren't a great defender, you can make up a lot of that in today's NHL just by weaponizing high end skating.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Dickinson, Luchanko and Sennecke lead the way in Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects on-ice testing - Ontario Hockey League

OHL players Sam Dickinson, Jett Luchanko and Beckett Sennecke led the way in on-ice testing ahead of the Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Moncton, NB.

chl.ca

30M Backwards Skate
1 – Zayne Parekh (Saginaw Spirit / OHL) — 4.442 seconds

30M Backwards Skate with Puck
2 – Zayne Parekh (Saginaw Spirit / OHL) — 4.603 seconds

 

[Frk It]

I’ve watched him a bunch and be really reminds me of Sean Durzi but with an even better shot. I feel like his absolute ceiling is whatever the mid-point is between Durzi and Josi.

Justin Faulk is who he reminds me of. Hopefully he can round out his game like Faulk has over time in the NHL.

 

[57special]

Justin Faulk is who he reminds me of. Hopefully he can round out his game like Faulk has over time in the NHL.

Maybe ... this is probably too generous of a comparison, and Parekh doesn't dominate the way he did, but he reminds me of Housley stylistically. I know most on here don't remember seeing him play, so the comparison might not be very useful.

 

[Castle8130]

Bob Mckenzie was on the Recrutes Draft podcast and said 7/10 scouts had him 11th or higher. Seeing that he was ranked 9th means the other 3 had him very high. He is a polarizing player to say the least

 

[OHL4Life]

Bob Mckenzie was on the Recrutes Draft podcast and said 7/10 scouts had him 11th or higher. Seeing that he was ranked 9th means the other 3 had him very high. He is a polarizing player to say the least

he will be very very polarizing, he does things that make you question his sense and compete defensively, he shows himself to be incredibly cocky and taunts guys alot. the spitting instance this past weekend will only make it worse. is he a high end skill defender who will mature or is he more of a ryan merkley who never did mature

 

[LeProspector]

Parekh is a forward that is listed as a defender and has terrible body language on the ice. These players NHL scouts don’t like very much. Look at Dragicevic.

then the way he composes himself on the ice many teams won‘t like either, he’s cocky, immature and he plays the game as if he is the only player on the ice at times, this isn’t a great trait as a defender.

Said this a few months ago. it‘s something that is super underrated when scouting a player. How they act on the ice.

 

[coooldude]

Dickinson, Luchanko and Sennecke lead the way in Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects on-ice testing - Ontario Hockey League

OHL players Sam Dickinson, Jett Luchanko and Beckett Sennecke led the way in on-ice testing ahead of the Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Moncton, NB.

chl.ca

30M Backwards Skate
1 – Zayne Parekh (Saginaw Spirit / OHL) — 4.442 seconds

30M Backwards Skate with Puck
2 – Zayne Parekh (Saginaw Spirit / OHL) — 4.603 seconds

I was more surprised to see:
30M backwards skate - 3 - Sam Dickinson 4.482s
30M backwards skate with puck - 1 - Sam Dickinson 4.551s

Parekh didn't get top 5 in any other category and wasn't top 5 overall in the combine results (Luchanko, Dickinson, Wetsch, Sennecke, Elick).

 

[LeProspector]

I was more surprised to see:
30M backwards skate - 3 - Sam Dickinson 4.482s
30M backwards skate with puck - 1 - Sam Dickinson 4.551s

Parekh didn't get top 5 in any other category and wasn't top 5 overall in the combine results (Luchanko, Dickinson, Wetsch, Sennecke, Elick).

That‘s because he’s not actually a good skater, he’s shifty and has very good edge work. But in terms of top speed, he isn‘t elite.

 

[coooldude]

That‘s because he’s not actually a good skater, he’s shifty and has very good edge work. But in terms of top speed, he isn‘t elite.

Would have expected shiftiness and good edge work to come out somewhere -- maybe in weave agility/with puck, transition ability/with puck, or reaction/with puck.