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
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One second it looked like he was going to get his head taken off, the next everybody is shaking their head.
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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.
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Each one of us has to look in the mirror and simplify things - do our little things that everybody in here does best and what makes you accountable to the team and bring that to the table. I don't care if we win 2-1 - just get the win in Colorado.
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We knew these guys were experienced. And with the record they've got, it is something we want to build on.
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We didn't fear them. We can play with them.
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We believe in ourselves in this locker room and once you start believing, things can happen.
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You hate to play against him, but you love to have him on your team,
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You feel like you can contribute and be a part. But it's better now than later on in the season.
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Every player hates sitting out and watching whether they're injured or a healthy scratch especially when things are not going so smooth,
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You can't dwell on it now. We've got two games left. We just dug ourselves a deeper hole and we've got to dig out of it.
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We don't make it easy on ourselves. We talk about killer instinct. Why can't we make it easier on ourselves?I don't know what it is. We have to hope we have it for these last nine games.
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We can't sit and dwell on it. We've got two games left. We dug ourselves a deeper hole and we have to find a way out of it.
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I got lucky, I guess. It worked out.
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I don't know why we weren't ready. Especially for that big of a game this late in the season. I have no answer for you.