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
against both change controls detroit huge neutral past sure team zone
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.
country great pride
We know we're representing our country and there's great pride here. We're doing our best.
close good hockey intensity match team
We know we have a good hockey team in here. We have to match their intensity and close it out.
build effective level matter
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,
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.
high players step
We have a lot of young players that can step up. The expectations are high on them.
needed points
We needed this one badly. Right now two points are better than one.
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.
goal great
It was great to see Ales get that goal when he did. And, wow, what a goal. I don't know how he does it.
lead sit
Once they get the lead they sit back even more. They sit back and play well defensively.