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
everybody head looked next second shaking taken
One second it looked like he was going to get his head taken off, the next everybody is shaking their head.
changes decide fans
I don't know how you should decide a game, but it is for the fans and I know we had to make some adjustments and changes to the game. We got the better end of this one.
confidence fighting night
Confidence is a big part of the game. He had it tonight. The other night I thought he was fighting it.
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.
gains joe since stop
That's what we wanted to do. Come in and get the win. We know they're on our tail. Ever since they got Joe Thornton they've made gains on us. We wanted to put a stop to it.
crop easily pick picking teams three time tough
I'd have a tough time picking this one. There are two, three teams easily you could pick from this crop of players.
capitalize opportunity
We had ample opportunity to capitalize and we never did,
high players step
We have a lot of young players that can step up. The expectations are high on them.
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.
easier easy hope instinct killer last nine talk
We don't make it easy on ourselves. We talk about killer instinct. Why can't we make it easier on ourselves?I don't know what it is. We have to hope we have it for these last nine games.
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.
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.
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.
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.