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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I think we can play both styles. We've done it in the past and it's not a huge change for us. Going up against a team like Detroit that controls the neutral zone really well, we just have to make sure we're deflecting it to the outside.
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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.
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It's loud here, but nothing compared to the playoff environment in Edmonton. That's a whole new level. Maybe the sound doesn't' funnel down here (at Joe Louis) but it's huge in Edmonton.
fan huge
I've said all along, I'm not a huge fan of it because it's too individual,
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He's settling in great. Tonight was a huge win for him. He kept us in the hockey game.
country great pride
We know we're representing our country and there's great pride here. We're doing our best.
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We know we have a good hockey team in here. We have to match their intensity and close it out.
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We know how effective they are on the road. This is a different level now and it's a matter of maintaining focus. That's something we have to build on at home.
definitely ice less opens
It definitely opens up the ice a bit. It's definitely less congested out there.
against bury particular special talked teams
Stats don't lie. Special teams are huge. We've talked about that all year. In particular against Vancouver, we've been successful. If you get a chance, you want to bury it.
That was so important to get off on the right foot.
capitalize opportunity
We had ample opportunity to capitalize and we never did,
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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.
high players step
We have a lot of young players that can step up. The expectations are high on them.