Ryan Smyth
Ryan Smyth
Ryan Alexander Gordon Smythis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played most of his career for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. He was especially known for playing in the style of a power forward. Smyth announced his retirement on April 11, 2014, after 19 seasons in the NHL...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth21 February 1976
CityBanff, Canada
high players step
We have a lot of young players that can step up. The expectations are high on them.
capitalize opportunity
We had ample opportunity to capitalize and we never did,
blame difference full hockey late lead smart turned
We have to play a full 60 minutes. Once we got the lead that late in the game, you have to do the smart things. I will take the blame on that one -- I did not get it deep, turned it over and it was in the net. Those are the things that make a difference in hockey games.
needed points
We needed this one badly. Right now two points are better than one.
fan huge
I've said all along, I'm not a huge fan of it because it's too individual,
ashamed
It was an embarrassment and we should be ashamed of ourselves,
hockey huge kept settling tonight win
He's settling in great. Tonight was a huge win for him. He kept us in the hockey game.
changes decide fans
I don't know how you should decide a game, but it is for the fans and I know we had to make some adjustments and changes to the game. We got the better end of this one.
match means series sure
By no means is this series over. We know they're going to come out with a burst, so we have to make sure we match their intensity.
bit create drew front frustrated havoc maybe next surprised trying
Initially, maybe I wasn't surprised at his reaction. But then the next one I thought, 'What is he thinking?' I was just trying to create a little bit of havoc in front of the net. Obviously, that's my job. I drew him into another penalty, he got a little frustrated and we capitalized with another goal.
happy since
I'm very happy with this deal, especially since we didn't have to go through the arbitration process,
lead sit
Once they get the lead they sit back even more. They sit back and play well defensively.
came front games guys help keeping matter settling
The new guys we got are settling in and everyone came up big tonight. Now, it's just a matter of keeping it going. We've got some big games in front of us and this (win) is going to help with the momentum, that's for sure.
against almost beating club detroit dressing everybody great hockey knew matched necessary obviously outside patches playoff prevail series surprise team tough
That's a great hockey team. Beating that team in a playoff series is obviously a great accomplishment for our hockey club and we know it's a surprise to almost everybody outside this dressing room. We knew we matched up well against Detroit and we were able to do what was necessary to get through some tough patches and prevail in the end.