Hey PO, just got back. As for Parse...
The knock on him, in both my observation and apparently Coach Terry Murray's assessment as well, is consistency. When he is on, he is a very solid 3rd liner; gritty, aggressive on the forecheck, not afraid to battle in the corners. He also has a decent skillset as well and can chip in offensively. Think a 10-15 goal, 15-25 assist kind of guy with good energy.
Inexplicably, Parse randomly disappears in some games. Sometimes it is just for a shift or two, other times it can be the whole game. Just goes invisible. Not sure if it is effort or concentration or his mood or whatever. It has gotten him demoted to the 4th line and Manchester this season.
Long and short of it, if he can find a way to put it all together with some consistency, he'll be a respectable third liner. At 25 years old though, not sure who will give him the chance.