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
fan huge
I've said all along, I'm not a huge fan of it because it's too individual,
few guys
A few guys are going good, right now.
critique question
You never critique a win, but there is no question we can get better. It was a scrambling game.
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.
playing tail
That's what we wanted to do is come in here and get the win. We know they're right on our tail and they're playing good.
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.
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.
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.
bit create drew front frustrated havoc maybe next surprised trying
Initially, maybe I wasn't surprised at his reaction. But then the next one I thought, 'What is he thinking?' I was just trying to create a little bit of havoc in front of the net. Obviously, that's my job. I drew him into another penalty, he got a little frustrated and we capitalized with another goal.
happy since
I'm very happy with this deal, especially since we didn't have to go through the arbitration process,
break game lucky
In a game like this, it comes down to a lucky break here or there. And that's what happened.
hockey huge kept settling tonight win
He's settling in great. Tonight was a huge win for him. He kept us in the hockey game.