On the perpetually under-rated Avalanche winger…

Fellow DobberHockey writer Dallas Guzzwell this past Friday wrote his forensics article on P.A. Parenteau and at the end he suggest that you sell/trade him for a 60 point player when and if you can.

I say hold him if you got him or buy if you can for no more than a 45 point player/prospect. So how to convince the guy who's got him to trade him to you for your price?

First, if you don't have him and want to get him, show his current stats in comparison to the last two seasons to the guy who currently owns him. As Dallas alludes to in his article, Parenteau's production is down from the 0.90 points per game pace set in the 2012-13 season and the 0.84 points per game pace in 2011-12. He's now down to 0.60 points per game this season. Wow that is huge.

Secondly, emphasize that he is no longer playing the majority of time with Matt Duchene (or John Tavares) and that his production is linked to playing with these top line guys. Give the guy the link to Dallas' article.

Third, you can mention that he is 30 years old and is only playing in his fifth NHL season. We won't count his stint of five games with Chicago in 2006-07.

Lastly, that he was drafted 264th overall in the 2001 NHL draft by Anaheim thus the chances that he is really as good as his numbers with Tavares and Duchene show is probably wrong. They carried him. Hint, hint, nudge, nudge.

Therefore, the guy should be thanking you for being interested in taking P.A. Parenteau off his hands for a reasonable player in the 45 point range. Cause they will not want to look like a fool when Parenteau's point production drops even further next year.

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Why though should you be interested Parenteau?

This year's pace is similar to his first season with the New York Islanders (2010-11) where he accumulated 53 points in 81 games. It was only the start of his pairing with Tavares which most people didn't think would last because of the other young prospects in their system.

His shot per game ratio remains close to 1.9 this season even though his average time on ice is a few minutes fewer than the previous couple.

As his game log (provided by thn.com) shows, he only has two power play points so far this year and that his time on ice improves on or around the time of the Steve Downie trade.

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPPTS	GWG	S	TOI	Status
12/12/2013	Col	Wpg	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	4	18:45	–
12/10/2013	Col	Phx	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	2	17:49	–
12/08/2013	Col	Van	0	0	–	-1	0	–	0	3	16:10	–
12/06/2013	Col	Cgy	1	0	1	0	0	–	0	1	17:16	–
12/05/2013	Col	Edm	1	0	1	-1	6	–	0	5	16:33	–
11/30/2013	Col	Min	0	0	–	-1	0	–	0	3	18:48	–
11/29/2013	Col	Min	0	0	–	3	0	–	0	1	16:02	–
11/27/2013	Col	StL	0	0	–	-2	0	–	0	1	16:34	–
11/23/2013	Col	LA	0	0	–	0	2	–	0	3	17:00	–
11/21/2013	Col	Phx	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0	1	19:20	–
11/19/2013	Col	Chi	1	0	1	1	0	–	0	1	14:33	–
11/16/2013	Col	Fla	0	1	1	-1	2	–	0	3	16:50	–
11/14/2013	Col	StL	0	0	–	-2	0	–	0	1	18:55	–
11/12/2013	Col	Car	0	0	–	-2	0	–	0	1	19:24	–
11/10/2013	Col	Wsh	1	0	1	1	0	–	0	5	16:45	–
11/08/2013	Col	Cgy	0	1	1	0	0	–	0	1	19:25	–
11/06/2013	Col	Nas	1	1	2	0	2	–	0	3	18:17	–
11/02/2013	Col	Mtl	1	0	1	2	0	–	0	1	19:00	–
11/01/2013	Col	Dal	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	1	21:47	–
10/27/2013	Col	Wpg	0	0	–	-2	0	–	0	0	18:04	–
10/25/2013	Col	Car	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	0	16:38	–
10/21/2013	Col	Pit	0	0	–	0	2	–	0	0	13:32	–
10/19/2013	Col	Buf	0	0	–	-1	0	–	0	2	15:19	–
10/17/2013	Col	Det	0	0	–	-1	0	–	0	4	18:24	–
10/15/2013	Col	Dal	0	2	2	2	0	–	0	1	13:22	–
10/12/2013	Col	Wsh	0	1	1	1	0	–	0	0	17:30	–
10/10/2013	Col	Bos	0	0	–	0	4	–	0	1	13:57	–
10/08/2013	Col	Tor	1	0	1	1	0	–	1	3	14:41	–
10/04/2013	Col	Nas	2	0	2	2	0	–	0	4	16:14	–
10/02/2013	Col	Ana	0	1	1	0	0	–	0	1	18:02	–

What I like most is that he is playing with rookie and 2013's first round pick Nathan MacKinnon. What an ideal fit to be trusted to help the kid along. When Nathan finally gets the feel for playing in the NHL then I can see the two of them being a strong duo. The power play time and points will be there in the future and so his point totals will be higher than the currently projected 50 points for this season.

As parents often tell me, when you have found a good sitter don't ever let them get away from you.

UPCOMING GAMES

Dec 27 - 19:12	DET	vs	TOR
Dec 27 - 19:12	BUF	vs	CHI
Dec 27 - 19:12	CBJ	vs	BOS
Dec 27 - 19:12	N.J	vs	CAR
Dec 27 - 20:12	DAL	vs	MIN
Dec 27 - 20:12	STL	vs	NSH
Dec 27 - 21:12	UTA	vs	COL
Dec 27 - 22:12	S.J	vs	VGK