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With the 17th Pick, Caps pick Terik Parascak (RW)



With the 17th Pick, Caps pick Terik Parascak (RW)

by xdanknastyx

26 Comments

  1. bleached_n_tiedyed

    Who is this kid? I don’t know anything about him lol

  2. Hage, Eiserman, Chernyshov, even Greentree has better upside. I’m kinda lost ngl.

  3. xdanknastyx

    His Draft Profile:

    Terik Parascak, F, Prince George Cougars (WHL)
    Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 173 pounds

    Parascak is an intriguing prospect who produced 43G–62A for the Cougars in the regular season and was also an astounding plus-49. Parascak extends plays along the wall and escapes pressure in small areas. He isn’t the biggest, or strongest, prospect but he’s plenty slippery and hard to defend. His three-zone detail is reliable as well. I’m monitoring him in the playoffs to see how he handles the extra attention that will come. It’s somewhat difficult to put into words but Parascak, despite his statistics, isn’t necessarily a play driver. He’s a play “extender” who capitalizes on his chances when he finds quiet ice to score.

  4. Realistic_Lake2843

    This is good pick, Eiserman is too big of a gamble too much risk with him.

  5. RYAN_HiGHROLLER

    First impression off the rip is that we reached on a guy when we had a bunch of supposedly better players fall into our lap. I’m no GM so I’ve gotta assume they know something we don’t but this seems like a very odd pick IMO.

  6. FatBoySpeaks

    The pick surprised me… but remember guys, this was zac funk’s teammate. Maybe GMBM thinks parascak will keep funk a high level forward…. Maybe after sending scouts to watch the cougars play, they saw zac and parascak, they were DEADSET that they were undervalued…. Idk Just my thought process…

  7. brady_t12

    I was pretty surprised with this but he had 20+ more points this year than Tij Iginla who just went 6th overall. Both 17 years old.

    Looks like Parascak is the more complete offensive player whereas Eiserman is more of a pure sniper. Maybe it’s copium but I’m excited to see how he develops. I trust the scouting staff.

  8. TweakTheBeef

    awful pick, this would’ve made sense in the late 2nd. insane to pass on connelly if you want a scoring winger.

  9. Feels like they’re trying to outsmart the league by finding an unpolished gem, but generally have to trust Mahoney’s takes on the WHL. Especially when it’s betting on smarts and skills, rather than someone just outsizing their age group or something like that.

  10. Kingray4788

    Definition of boom or bust, is the production correct or is the scouting profile correct.

  11. Mattejayy

    Passing on eiserman is gonna come back to bite us

  12. alwaysjetlagged

    GMBM drafted first rounders AA (2018), CMC (2019), Laps (2020), Miro (2022), Leonard (2023). All of whom are good enough to play on next year’s team or the year after at the latest.

    I have to believe they’ve seen something worthy of this pick….

  13. _SCHULTZY_

    Obviously I’m confused by the choice.  Wilson is under contract for the next 6 years, Leonard has been playing RW for years, Protas has been playing wing. Obviously they’re in the long term plans.

    Just trying to figure out where this skilled right winger fits into the lineup in a couple years? 

    Wilson makes $6.5m a year. Hopefully it’s not on the 3rd or 4th line. 

    No doubt that Parascak is skilled with great hands and makes smart plays. Hopefully he continues to add strength and improves his skating. 

  14. PickpocketJones

    I bet this will turn out to be a home run pick.

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