Ryan Howse / Chilliwack Bruins WHL LW-L / 5-10.75, 195 / 06-Jul-91
Skating: 65 / Skill: 60 / Sense: 45 / Compete: 40 / Tough: 35
Strengths: Can shoot the puck from just about anywhere. Good speed and shifty moves off the rush.
Weaknesses: Floats a lot and is one-dimensional. No physical game.
Effort level just wasn't there most nights this season. Still plays the game like it's Bantam - always going for the solo 1-on-1 rushes, not showing any creativity. Is going to have to learn how to do other things with the puck. I think I can count on one hand the number of times I saw him pass the puck.
Pretty much wrote this guy off after about the 5th time I saw him stick to the perimetre the whole game and never pass the puck. But the pure raw scoring ability is still interesting.
Summary: There's probably no point at which I'd argue hard for this player. But once it gets to the 4th round, if he's somehow still available, you'd have to grab anyone who can score 30+ goals in the WHL at 17.
Draft Day: Probably hard for NHL teams to pass up on a 31-goal scorer on a bad team once you approach the 100th overall pick.
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