Hi Ryan! Is Zayne Parekeh still eligible for an AHL conditioning stint? If so, how long could he go down for?<\/p>\n
My understanding is that Zayne Parekh<\/a> would still be eligible for a conditioning stint \u2013 only one, for a maximum of two weeks \u2013 but what I\u2019m not clear on is if he would need to be scratched for five games first to qualify. If he had gone straight from the injury reserve to the active roster, then he would be eligible without being scratched first, but I\u2019m not clear on how the World Junior stint would impact things.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to argue that a player requires a conditioning stint if he\u2019s just played seven high-level games and won a medal.<\/p>\n Update from later on Monday: on Flames Talk on Monday afternoon, Steinberg clarified that Parekh would need to sit for five games in a row to qualify for the conditioning stint.<\/p>\n I\u2019d put it at 20%. Connor Zary\u2019s<\/a> a pretty good, versatile player, but he\u2019s had an unclear role with the Flames over the past year and a bit, and he has yet to return to the level of play he showed before his knee injuries. Some team may think they could buy low on him, but I don\u2019t know if the Flames would accept a \u201cbuy low\u201d price for him.Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Why has Battaglia struggled this season?<\/p>\n 2. Which player is a good style comparison for Wyttenbach?<\/p>\n 3. Do you think Potter and\/Reschny should turn pro after this season, or another year of college would benefit both players?<\/p>\n 1) Honestly, Jacob Battaglia\u2019s Kingston Frontenacs have a lesser supporting cast than they did a year ago. Combine that with a dip in his shooting percentage \u2013 from 16.7% last year to 13.0% this year \u2013 and his numbers have taken quite a tumble.<\/p>\n 2) That\u2019s a tough one. Right now, I\u2019d point to Matt Coronato as a decent comparable to Ethan Wyttenbach as a fellow right shot forward, except that Coronato had a more dangerous shot.<\/p>\n 3) Honestly, unless you have a top six centre spot available with the Wranglers \u2013 and a clear path to the NHL if they impress \u2013 I think it may be better for Cullen Potter and Cole Reschny to remain in college.<\/p>\n Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n What would a Huberdeau buyout look like? When is anyone going to admit it\u2019s just not gonna work for him here. Let him go somewhere else<\/p>\n Replying to @RyanNPike<\/a><\/p>\n Do we need Jarome to walk into the dressing room n smash some sense in Huberdud? Top guy cannot perform like this. Especially with his frame. It’s absolutely embarrassing<\/p>\n Man, Jonathan Huberdeau is a perplexing player sometimes. On one hand, we\u2019ve seen him play extremely well in the recent past. He\u2019s built up his two-way game<\/a> to the point where he\u2019s a rock-solid 200-foot player and he can play with a lot of different players and in different situations. But man, he\u2019s struggled over the past 10-15 games. Yeah, he\u2019s put up some points over the last little while, but his line has been underwater in terms of expected goals and scoring chances for and against.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t buy out or trade away a player based on a weak stretch. But Huberdeau has to get his swagger back before too long if the Flames want to have any chance of making the post-season. And the cap savings for a Huberdeau buyout would be basically nothing over the next four years. (There\u2019s really no tangible cap savings until 2030-31.) So it seems prudent to ride things out and hope Huberdeau bounces back.<\/p>\n
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