P.A Parenteau Discussion

[Canadienna]

I think the habs would have taken PA @ 1.5 for 1 year...

I like this signing by the leafs.

He's great on the shootout. Can't play on bottom 6. Good playmaker but too slow for a top 6 role.

He won us 4 or 5 games in the SO alone. Creative player that has little footspeed.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Believe it is around 1.5M in salary

Just speculating though.

So that is a fact right?

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

I read this as Leaf "signed a 3rd or 4th round pick".

 

[HellasLEAF]

Not a fan at all.

Good skills and can score but I don't like him. Thank god it's a one year..

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Clearly he's the guy who made Kessel expendable.

 

[LeafsandSharksfan]

Seems like a guy who could pick up a lot of garbage goals and return a good pick at the deadline.

I'm all about it.

 

[Prominence]

When he gets 18 toi, his numbers are impressive.

 

[realgoodleafs]

I read this as Leaf "signed a 3rd or 4th round pick".

Pretty much sums up our UFA signings this year.

 

[htpwn]

Little risk/Decent Reward pickup.

He produces, we trade him at the deadline for picks.

He doesn't, $1.5 million on a one-year deal isn't going to hurt us.

 

[Duffman955]

He's awful would rather have gone for semin but w.e it's a 1 year deal

 

[Daisy Jane]

you know. I really hope it works out for him.
I wonder why Babs likes him so much.

 

[Riellyfan04]

this is obviously a deal where if he plays well he will get shipped at the deadline for a pick! so free pick in ur pocket! Good job Shanny!

 

[SprDaVE]

My favorite signing so far along with Winnik. Low risk but with intriguing reward. Could very well put up 60 points.

 

[RealityBytes]

Well, can his defense/back checking be any worse than Kessel's?

 

[crump]

lol Duffman955 not having a good day. You are killing me man.

 

[ottawa]

Also another thing I'll mention though is that if his contract was 1.5m with the habs, a lot of us would be happier with him I think. It's the 4m cap hit that really made us dislike him, he wasn't showing he was worth it nearly enough (if anything he was showing us he was overpaid by 2.5m and deserved just 1.5m lol)...so I think at his current contract with the Leafs, his output will be more acceptable since he's not paid like a 2nd liner.

 

[Doug Gilmour]

Shots fired.

 

[Lethalsniper007]

He hasn't played more then 50+ games since 2011-2012 does he get injured a lot ?

 

[Swervin81]

He's awful would rather have gone for semin but w.e it's a 1 year deal

Semin's still available.

 

[hobarth]

Smells like a cheaper, shorter termed Tim Connolly, he'll be a one and done.

 

[RyanOhReally]

I like Paranteau a lot but he's basically just Connor Brown's benchwarmer until the deadline

(Or anyone else for that matter. Hyman/Bailey/Panik/Soshnikov etc.)

 

[ULF_55]

He is a .65 PPG career, 32 year old.

.62 over the past 3 years.

A late bloomer.

van Riemsdyk-Kadri-Parenteau
or
Lupul-Bozak-Parenteau
or
Winnik-Holland-Parenteau


http://www.habsworld.net/2014/06/profile-p-a-parenteau/
Scouting Report

Strengths: He’s a well-rounded offensive player that can produce well
at both even strength and powerplay situations. Playmaking is a
particularly strong attribute.

Weaknesses: His skating isn’t the greatest while he has a tendency to
wander at times. He isn’t the most physical of players and can be prone to
defensive miscues.

"can be prone to defensive miscues." Maybe put him with Bozak, he's got experience in this area.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

In the 48 game season, Parenteau actually had 43 points. Maybe he is a quick starter?

 

[Nithoniniel]

PAP is the kind of guy who can put up deceptively good numbers when put in the right circumstance. If he is put on a scoring line and #1PP in Toronto, there's a chance for gaudy numbers and a juicy return at the deadline. There's still teams that gets fooled like that.

 

[Brewsky]

I have no expectations for him except to bring in a good return at trade deadline.