Ryan Smyth Quotes (41 Quotes)

They capitalized on the power play (5-9) and that's what kept them in the hockey game.

I think we can play both styles. We've done it in the past and it's not a huge change for us. Going up against a team like Detroit that controls the neutral zone really well, we just have to make sure we're deflecting it to the outside.

We know we have a good hockey team in here. We have to match their intensity and close it out.

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.

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.

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.

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.

That's a great hockey team. Beating that team in a playoff series is obviously a great accomplishment for our hockey club and we know it's a surprise to almost everybody outside this dressing room. We knew we matched up well against Detroit and we were able to do what was necessary to get through some tough patches and prevail in the end.

The Oilers and Smyth have a one-year deal on the table that is worth slightly more than his qualifying offer of 2.698 million, so there's no chance the veteran left-winger will miss the start of camp. I'll be there because we've got the one-year deal in place, ... If we can't agree on the long-term, I'll take my qualifying offer and be ready to go. It's one year or whatever we settle on.

It's like their gold medal game and they found a way to uplift their game. It was not a walkover.

We don't make it easy on ourselves. We talk about killer instinct. Why can't we make it easier on ourselvesI don't know what it is. We have to hope we have it for these last nine games.

I take the onus on that one. I didn't get the puck in deep enough, turned it over and then it was in our net.

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.

I've cherished every moment of playing for my country, but there's been one thing missing.

You hate to play against him, but you love to have him on your team,

I thought all along he's done a pretty good job. I have full faith in him.

It's a draining feeling. It sucks losing. We want to make the playoffs.

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.

The great thing about him is that he's so good in his own zone and can contribute at the other end. It's great to see a guy that works so hard get a couple of big goals for us.

Each one of us has to look in the mirror and simplify things - do our little things that everybody in here does best and what makes you accountable to the team and bring that to the table. I don't care if we win 2-1 - just get the win in Colorado.

It was one bad break. We played a decent game and lost on a bad break in double overtime. That's playoff hockey. Move on.

One second it looked like he was going to get his head taken off, the next everybody is shaking their head.

It's a matter of finding the back of the net. We're a good team when all four lines are firing.

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.

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.

We can throw out all the excuses we want about these preliminary games not meaning anything, about playing four games in five nights, but we've got to start playing 60 minutes or we're not going to have any success.

I'd have a tough time picking this one. There are two, three teams easily you could pick from this crop of players.

He's settling in great. Tonight was a huge win for him. He kept us in the hockey game.

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.

Mistakes. I thought we were really assertive at the start of the game. We came out strong. We did everything but score. Kipper made some good saves. Then we started making mistakes. This is playoff hockey. You can't have that right now.

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.

It's a really good feeling. Now we can just go and play hockey and not worry about the negotiations part of it,

We know we're representing our country and there's great pride here. We're doing our best.

We had ample opportunity to capitalize and we never did,

I'm not going to change my game because of an incident like that. I'm sure he might change his actions. He'll want to get a win out of here. He'll take that as motivation.

He's coming close to playing 600 games in the NHL and those are things that you have to be able to put behind you. He did that and I thought he played really well in Game 2.

I've said all along, I'm not a huge fan of it because it's too individual,

The grit that we have, the depth that we have, the intensity that we have throughout the hockey game - that's crucial. It's believing and knowing that we can fight through a little adversity and find ways to win.

Confidence is a big part of the game. He had it tonight. The other night I thought he was fighting it.

If that was an indication the clutching and grabbing is going to be gone now. I really noticed it on the power plays. You know that crosscheck on the back I didn't feel it. That'll really make a difference with Derian Hatcher, Richard Matvichuk, Chris Prong ... hold it. He's on our team now.

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.