Veteran Smyth looking for bounce-back effort

If the Kings are looking for someone to rally around, emotionally, they might cast an eye toward Ryan Smyth, who has played a team-high 90 career playoff games. In fact, he’s got a wide lead, as Michal Handzus is second in that category, with 69 games. Smyth has been to the playoffs 11 times, including one trip to the Stanley Cup Finals (with Edmonton in 2006), so there’s probably little he hasn’t seen in the postseason. Smyth shared his thoughts on the Kings’ need for a bounce-back effort in Game 4…

SMYTH: “We, as a group, have got to be determined here in Game 4, to change back the series. Obviously every team has some younger guys and every team has some older guys. You want to utilize that experience and spread it to the younger guys, to allow them to overcome it in a situation like this. I feel like the guys woke up (after Game 3) and dusted it off and were prepared for practice, and we’re excited about (Game 4). … We’re in control of our destiny. It’s a seven-game series and we, as a group in this locker room, believe that we can win. It’s just a matter of competing from period-to-period. We can’t look past the first period (of Game 4).”