Confirmed Signing with Link: F Josh Ho-Sang to the KHL

[Treb]

Modern NHL is built for his skill set what a waste

I mean, he wasn't even destroying the AHL, so I'm not sure his skill set was NHL level.

The attributes were there, just not at a high enough level.

 

[Snowwy]

as an Islander fan I can't say I am opposed to seeing this , but I wouldn't be surprised if he never gets a shot again given how the NHL is


you know nothing about him

He is 26 years old with one season at any level with over 20 goals. Seems not very good, but he will have a chance to prove himself with Ufa

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Used to be compared to McDavid a decade ago, but now he's a busty guy.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Ho Sang can you see

 

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

This kid will comes back eventually and will probably make NYI look bad

We keep hearing this about every team that gets rid of him. He's 26 now. Hopefully he gets over how the entire world has conspired to ruin his hockey career...or he can just pull his head out of his own ass.

 

[Reality Czech]

Modern NHL is built for his skill set what a waste

The KHL and Euro leagues are full of high-end skill guys who didn't have the size or intangibles to make it in the NHL.

 

[TheScandal89]

I mean, he wasn't even destroying the AHL, so I'm not sure his skill set was NHL level.

The attributes were there, just not at a high enough level.

He was killing it at the start of the AHL season for the Marlies which had people complaining that he deserved a chance with the Leafs, but he wasn't able to keep it up either because of motivation or durability reasons.

 

[andora]

Jesus we are bored

 

[Jukurit]

Ho-Sang has a monotone playing style. Take the puck in the D zone, keep ut as maintaing speed - and having elite puckpossesion and skating edges, thats just what he does. He has some puck creativity, but is surprisingly uncreative in cycling or finnishing. He often finnish, or firing the puck after stopping on his skates. Not shoting on the rush, or in movement. He sees himself as a teamplayer who sets up guys nowadays. That video on HoSang was great, he should see and learn of it.
He should be more alert and hubgty at scoring, looking to finnish a play.
He is just a heavy project. Great talent in some areas, and limited in half of his package

Sounds a bit like Brad Lambert.

 

[SwedishFire]

Sounds a bit like Brad Lambert.

Same brand, diffrent package

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I really don't understand how people still have so much animosity for Ho-Sang. He's clearly matured and was extremely humble in Leafs camp last year, openly talked about how he would be happy with any assignment the Leafs gave him and that he just wanted to be a part of the organization.

He didn't look out of place at all in preseason, drove play often and a large portion of the fanbase wanted him to make the team. He took an AHL deal, never complained once, and became a solid producer for the Marlies. The Leafs ended up not giving him an NHL deal again, so he decided to get a well-deserved payday in the K.

Like I don't understand multiple people coming into this 2-year-old thread and saying how he's useless, annoying, and a "watered down Rob Schremp"

I didn't know it was an old thread? When I posted it was literally the first thread on this forum and I responded to a post that was literally made about an hour or so before mine so I responded to that post about what type of player Ho-Sang reminded them of.

 

[La Bamba]

im surprised people still talk about this guy

 

[Rubi]

I was reading a couple of old scouting reports on him before he was drafted..

“Ho-Sang has been a known commodity in scouting circles since a memorable season as an underaged player with the Toronto Marlboros Minor Midget team in 2010-11. The undersized forward is an absolute wizard with the puck and his powerful strides are often enough to beat any defender when he really wants to. Consistency is the major red flag that jumps out with Ho-Sang’s game, however, and is something that really mitigates his upside as a first round pick. The 5-foot-11 forward can be the best player on the ice when he wants to be, but he often takes shifts (or games) off and really leaves a lot to be desired. If he can find some consistency this season there is no doubt that his skill-set alone is up there with anyone in this draft.“

The Scouting Report

The Jamacian-Canadian is an all-compass skater with gliding edges who has an advanced skill-set and great jump. Get defenders on their heel as he darts to the open spaces, to the puck carrier, and to shoot the puck. Still a lightweight in need of functional strength, he nonetheless is a threat most times the puck is on his stick. Shoots the puck extremely well. Has soft hands and handles the puck at top speed, and seems to get the jump on defenders and weave his way laterally around them with relative ease. Has an excellent release and an offensive mentality. Will need to get stronger to handle bigger players defending against him. When he has the space he is a dynamic possession player. Tends to depend more on his own abilities and tend to be a one-man show, refusing to pass the puck to open the ice. Sees himself as the best option on most attacks and the opposition has begun to know that. An exciting highly skilled player and finisher who is exciting to watch.“

Bill Placzek – Draftsite.com

 

[Breakers]

He Toe-Dragged his way right out of the NHL

 

[Nabrules]

Classic case of fans and the amateurs loving him but the nhl people not. Looking at how he didn’t dominate the ahl or any other professional league, chock this one up for the NHL people.

 

[57special]

This guy has been one of the most talked about, overblown, overrated, non entities since______________.

 

[HansonBro]

This guy has been one of the most talked about, overblown, overrated, non entities since______________.

Rob Schremp

 

[hypereconomist]

He was killing it at the start of the AHL season for the Marlies which had people complaining that he deserved a chance with the Leafs, but he wasn't able to keep it up either because of motivation or durability reasons.

He also looked good at the Olympics and was one of Canada's better forwards until Claude Julien inexplicably put him on the fourth line and later scratched him for the second half of the tourny.

It's definitely frustrating to see Ho-Sang play play well and seemingly mature since he was a teen, but still have the NHL old boys club refuse to give him a chance

 

[Jumptheshark]

He also looked good at the Olympics and was one of Canada's better forwards until Claude Julien inexplicably put him on the fourth line and later scratched him for the second half of the tourny.

It's definitely frustrating to see Ho-Sang play play well and seemingly mature since he was a teen, but still have the NHL old boys club refuse to give him a chance

were you in the dressing room or attended any of the practices? Coaches do not do thing on a whim. While Julien is old school. He usually down grades guys who either ignore him or do not follow his instructions. A few years ago one of his former teammates used a scene from the untouchables to talk about playing with Ho-Sang



The one thing that has dogged Ho-Sang for years was that he lacks the ability to be a team player at the right time or that things go to his head quickly

 

[57special]

He also looked good at the Olympics and was one of Canada's better forwards until Claude Julien inexplicably put him on the fourth line and later scratched him for the second half of the tourny.

It's definitely frustrating to see Ho-Sang play play well and seemingly mature since he was a teen, but still have the NHL old boys club refuse to give him a chance

Oh, cmon. That's the narrative that is so annoying. It somehow finds a way to blame everyone but JHS for his failures. The guy is a mediocre minor leaguer...that's it. All the rest is noise, fed by those whose agenda is something other than hockey.

 

[DFF]

He also looked good at the Olympics and was one of Canada's better forwards until Claude Julien inexplicably put him on the fourth line and later scratched him for the second half of the tourny.

It's definitely frustrating to see Ho-Sang play play well and seemingly mature since he was a teen, but still have the NHL old boys club refuse to give him a chance

Majority of players don’t make it. 99.99% because they are not good enough

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Jesus we are bored

I never understood the fascination with Ho-Sang. What has he ever shown after his draft year to deserve so much attention on HFBoards?

 

[Cup or Bust]

What a waste of talent and when I say waste of talent I mean he likely wasted it. For those defending him, if he played well he would be in the NHL. The NHL is almost willing to forgive anything if a guy can play. When a guy with that talent can't make it, it's a problem with them. Likely a lack of work ethic and drive to improve. Rob Schremp probably had the same issues. I won't base my opinion on anything more than logic and common sense, I can't base it on any facts, but it seems the likely scenario.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Rob Schremp

...remarkably apt comparison...

 

[Fogelhund]

He also looked good at the Olympics and was one of Canada's better forwards until Claude Julien inexplicably put him on the fourth line and later scratched him for the second half of the tourny.

It's definitely frustrating to see Ho-Sang play play well and seemingly mature since he was a teen, but still have the NHL old boys club refuse to give him a chance

Ho Sang often looks good, and has a bit of a "wow" factor to his game. He has great puck skills, and very good skating... he moves around the ice very well, and does things with the puck that not many can do... so yes, he "looks" good. It was the same at the Olympics, and with the Marlies, up until the Olympics. The problem being, all of this looking good, and fancy play, doesn't seem to result in the puck in the right net, and often results in it being in your net.

He looks good, but he isn't effective.. sad, but true.