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Howie_16 · 03-29-2011, 10:08 AM

Going to game 3 of the Chiefs-Bruins series in Spokane tomorrow night. Hope to see two or three goals from the young man!

Wise Gamble · 03-29-2011, 12:10 PM

Yeah. I hope they can come back from their deficit. My giants are down 2-0 and i'll be at the game tonight...hope they can make a game of it.

Howie_16 · 03-30-2011, 11:34 PM

Pretty good game for Mr. Howse in Spokane tonight. He scored the first goal for Chilliwack as they came back from being down 3-0 to win 4-3 in OT. However, he took an awkward check in front of the bench and looked like he might have hurt his shoulder just before the OT winner. He stayed on the bench, but wasn't looking so good. Didn't get to see if he was going to take another shift or not.

BTW, Spokane is a great place to watch a game. Nice new building, polite & knowledge hometown fans, no Canuck or 'Rider gear being worn by anyone, and they were even nice enough to (mistakely) report that the Flames were up 3-2 at one time tonight!

Howie_16 · 03-31-2011, 12:05 AM

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Insert that ice cream cake ad when he says he's bringing out the forks after the cake 'yay'.

Explain?

jeremywilhelm · 03-31-2011, 01:10 AM

Of course Howse got hurt. I mean, how else can this crappy season get worse?

Street Pharmacist · 04-29-2011, 12:52 AM

I spoke with Chilliwack Bruins head coach Marc Habscheid today and for what it's worth he doesn't sound like a big Ryan Howse fan. He sounded very frustrated with him and doesn't think he'll make the NHL. He commented on how he's 19 and hasn't even bothered to get his license. He says Ryan doesn't think he has to work for anything. Sour grapes, or maybe we got another Alexandre Daigle on our hands (Not talent, but attitutde)?

Da_Chief · 04-29-2011, 01:00 AM

Does he get Habscheid to drive him everywhere?

Beerfest · 04-29-2011, 01:14 AM

Meh, when it comes down to it Howse will be the one who decides how hard he will work and how far he wants to go..not Habscheid.

Street Pharmacist · 04-29-2011, 01:21 AM

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Meh, when it comes down to it Howse will be the one who decides how hard he will work and how far he wants to go..not Habscheid.

While I wholeheartedly agree with you, it's concerning to me when a kids head coach doesn't really think the kid has what it takes. Especially when he's seen what it takes in a way more intimate level than most

Sidenote, talking with Greg Drinnan (local WHL scribe who's been around the block a tonne and is highly regarded by guys like Bob Mckenzie, etc), he says watching Ryan is like watching a lot of other talented guys who disappear for long stretches. He doesn't think Ryan will make it either

Lunatik · 04-29-2011, 01:31 AM

isn't that the case with alot of young high talent players?

Street Pharmacist · 04-29-2011, 01:38 AM

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isn't that the case with alot of young high talent players?

Not successful ones.

Lunatik · 04-29-2011, 03:15 AM

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Not successful ones.

I disagree, consistency can come with maturity.

BigFlameDog · 04-29-2011, 06:02 AM

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Not successful ones.

Heard some of this same stuff about Ryan Getzlaf...mostly because he was bored supposedly...but yeah, concerning for sure.

Poe969 · 04-29-2011, 06:31 AM

I really want this kid to do well, not only because he's a Flames prospect but because of things like this. I think people should be telling him (if they aren't already) that some "respected names" don't think he'll make it. He's got the talent but maybe he just needs a fire lit under his butt.... I'd love for him to make it just to prove that he's got the determination to do it

Parallex · 04-29-2011, 08:37 AM

I don't know anything about his work ethic but I have some doubts about Howse as well. He has a great shot but when he's not using it I find him wholly unremarkable. That's not to say "bad" but if the other aspects of his game don't seem all that much better then average youth league WHL level then I'm not sure how it will fair against adult competition let alone elite adult competition. But he's young, still has some time, the AHL is still a developmental league so we'll see if he can rise up to the expectations of an NHL player.

JiriHrdina · 04-29-2011, 08:58 AM

What the heck is his head coach doing blasting one of his players like that to someone. Seems like poor form.

Bertuzzied · 04-29-2011, 09:02 AM

Just odd about the license comment.

GreenLantern2814 · 04-29-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BigFlameDog

Heard some of this same stuff about Ryan Getzlaf...mostly because he was bored supposedly...but yeah, concerning for sure.

Getzlaf WAS bored his last year here. Theres absolutely no reason that team shouldn't have won the memorial cup, or at least challenged the London Knights. Getz, Ladd, Pogge, Alzner, Kohn, White, Carson... If Getzlaf had been remotely interested, we'd have an extra banner or two in the Dome.

Wolven · 04-29-2011, 09:16 AM

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He commented on how he's 19 and hasn't even bothered to get his license.

I'm glad to hear Howse is so environmentally friendly. Its not often you hear of a kid sacrificing the freedom being able to drive in order to save the environment.

When he gets to the NHL I wonder what other lengths he will go to in order to reduce his carbon footprint.

Aeneas · 04-29-2011, 09:18 AM

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What the heck is his head coach doing blasting one of his players like that to someone. Seems like poor form.

Maybe it is the Edmonton Oiler in him coming out.
Or maybe he sees a kid who has similar numbers to him when he played junior, that isn't doing enough to make it.