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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Worth a read for those calling Ho-Sang a brat.
We have to keep in mind the hockey establishment is extremely conservative. I'd guess to a hockey manager or coach, half the players in the NFL and NBA are head-cases. There's definitely risk around Ho-Sang, but I don't think the guy is a d-bag. He's just far more of an independent thinker than the conformist world of hockey is accustomed to.
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I think the article is kind of a crock. His mom is an independent thinker that made him ask why? So he challenges coaches, curfews, practice times, etc? I don't see the correlation. Likely he's not a complete d-bag but there's something that rubs a lot of people the wrong way. The article makes him sound more cerebral which is likely just his camp putting positive spin stories out there.
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He admires that a guy like Johnny Manziel excels on the football field and celebrates off the field in Las Vegas.
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Ho-Sang sees a bit of himself in the way that Patrick Kane plays, but also loves how Kane embraces life off the ice, even when it gets him in trouble.
"He parties all the time. There's pictures of him shirtless, partying regularly. There's stories about him everywhere. That's cool," Ho-Sang said. "You look at Patrick Kane, he's having a good time. He's getting the job done. I guarantee you ask Patrick Kane how much he loves to party, he'd say '10,' [on a scale of] one to 10. You can tell.
"The bottle's popping, all this stuff. He's absolutely hammered at all the parades. That's hilarious. These guys are having a blast. I know they've won, so people are like, it's OK."
Like everything with Ho-Sang, context is important. He says he doesn't go out partying. He just admires those who embrace life, those who have more going on than what's happening on the ice.
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These quotes alone doesn't make me run scared from him, but makes me roll my eyes and think he's a whole lot shallower than he, his agent or this article tries to make him out to be.