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
build guys knew record
We knew these guys were experienced. And with the record they've got, it is something we want to build on.
few guys
A few guys are going good, right now.
guy move seen twice
That move is unbelievable. I've never seen a guy do it twice in one game.
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.
contribute couple goals good great guy hard works zone
The great thing about him is that he's so good in his own zone and can contribute at the other end. It's great to see a guy that works so hard get a couple of big goals for us.
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.
hates healthy injured player scratch sitting watching whether
Every player hates sitting out and watching whether they're injured or a healthy scratch especially when things are not going so smooth,
asked fortunate longest playing pride sick year
Don't get me wrong. I've been fortunate to be asked so many times. I want not to be asked this year because I'm still playing in the playoffs. I take pride in making the playoffs. I've been around the longest and I'm sick of going to the world championships.
contribute later
You feel like you can contribute and be a part. But it's better now than later on in the season.
canadian edmonton field huge players playing question signings types
There's no question with these types of players and these types of signings is huge for the Canadian market. And we feel in Edmonton that it's an even playing field now.
energy felt flying playoff towels
The towels were flying around and it felt like a playoff game. There really was new energy and new excitement.
capitalize opportunity
We had ample opportunity to capitalize and we never did,