CALGARY – The spotlight on Zayne Parekh is bright, and at times it will be unfair.

Every play he makes is lauded, every miss is blown up.

The roller-coaster started in the first period of Sunday’s pre-season opener at the Saddledome, where a collective gasp could be heard following a tantalizing o-zone pass, followed on the same shift by some groans as he was stripped at the blue line for a great chance the other way.

Such is life for the 19-year-old wunderkind, whose intensity, skating, decision-making and effectiveness will be analyzed nightly.

And it’s just the pre-season.

Promising to try avoiding social media as much as possible through the process, the Flames defenceman will listen closely to those who matter most for dissection of his every outing.

As far as self-assessment go

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