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
happy since
I'm very happy with this deal, especially since we didn't have to go through the arbitration process,
needed points
We needed this one badly. Right now two points are better than one.
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.
deeper dug dwell games hole ourselves sit
We can't sit and dwell on it. We've got two games left. We dug ourselves a deeper hole and we have to find a way out of it.
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.
contribute later
You feel like you can contribute and be a part. But it's better now than later on in the season.
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.
country great pride
We know we're representing our country and there's great pride here. We're doing our best.