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
answer game late
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.
deeper dig dug dwell games hole ourselves
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.
deeper dug dwell games hole ourselves sit
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.
bad break decent double game lost move played playoff
It was one bad break. We played a decent game and lost on a bad break in double overtime. That's playoff hockey. Move on.
found game gold medal uplift
It's like their gold medal game and they found a way to uplift their game. It was not a walkover.
blame ended game late lead smart turned
Once you got a lead that late in the game you've got to do the smart things. I'll take the blame on that one. I turned it over and it ended up in our net.
behind close coming games played playing
He's coming close to playing 600 games in the NHL and those are things that you have to be able to put behind you. He did that and I thought he played really well in Game 2.
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.
change game incident might sure win
I'm not going to change my game because of an incident like that. I'm sure he might change his actions. He'll want to get a win out of here. He'll take that as motivation.
break game lucky
In a game like this, it comes down to a lucky break here or there. And that's what happened.
adversity believing depth fight game grit hockey intensity knowing throughout ways
The grit that we have, the depth that we have, the intensity that we have throughout the hockey game - that's crucial. It's believing and knowing that we can fight through a little adversity and find ways to win.
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,
cherished moment playing
I've cherished every moment of playing for my country, but there's been one thing missing.