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
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.
match means series sure
By no means is this series over. We know they're going to come out with a burst, so we have to make sure we match their intensity.
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.
confidence fighting night
Confidence is a big part of the game. He had it tonight. The other night I thought he was fighting it.
draining sucks
It's a draining feeling. It sucks losing. We want to make the playoffs.
coming great
It's a great feeling, especially the coming from behind.
good hockey worry
It's a really good feeling. Now we can just go and play hockey and not worry about the negotiations part of it,
bad came played team
The big thing was we came back from a bad spell. We played more like a team and regained that focus.
finding four good lines matter team
It's a matter of finding the back of the net. We're a good team when all four lines are firing.
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.
came front games guys help keeping matter settling
The new guys we got are settling in and everyone came up big tonight. Now, it's just a matter of keeping it going. We've got some big games in front of us and this (win) is going to help with the momentum, that's for sure.
compared environment huge joe loud maybe playoff sound
It's loud here, but nothing compared to the playoff environment in Edmonton. That's a whole new level. Maybe the sound doesn't' funnel down here (at Joe Louis) but it's huge in Edmonton.
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.