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
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,
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.
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,
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.
definitely ice less opens
It definitely opens up the ice a bit. It's definitely less congested out there.
needed points
We needed this one badly. Right now two points are better than one.
high players step
We have a lot of young players that can step up. The expectations are high on them.
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.