For those who haven’t seen it, here is the hit that San Jose’s Jason Demers delivered to Ryan Smyth in Game 1 last night. You can draw your own conclusion in terms of intention, severity and whether it is deserving of suspension… After practice today, Demers told the San Jose Mercury News, “I may have [...]
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Something new for veteran Smyth?
Having home-ice advantage would be new to most of the Kings, even one of the more-veteran players. Ryan Smyth said today that he has never been on a team that has had home-ice advantage in any round. This will be the 11th season in which Smyth has been to the playoffs, and he has played [...]
Kings (non-Kopitar) postgame quotes
Here’s some stuff from the locker room, from Terry Murray, Dustin Brown and Ryan Smyth, regarding the game against Colorado in general… TERRY MURRAY “The game was good. We got the two points that we wanted to get. I thought we played a good game. I liked our third period. You lose your top player [...]
Reaction to Kopitar injury
Here’s the reaction from the Kings’ locker room to the loss of Anze Kopitar to a broken ankle… DUSTIN BROWN “He’s our best player. We’ve got to find a way, either way. Injuries happen during the year. You don’t want to have your best player go down, but if that’s the case, we need to [...]
The quest for the…crate?
In case anyone thinks there is no fun to be had during a tough hockey season, a very helpful reader named Philip passed this along. A few of the Kings have been participating in an informal 4-on-4 post-practice “tournament,” and it concluded yesterday with the team of Willie Mitchell, Davis Drewiske, Wayne Simmonds and Ryan [...]
Smyth postgame quotes
Ryan Smyth’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) SMYTH: “Well, it’s done, so we put it behind us. We have 11 games left, and we are in control of our destiny. … There are no easy games; we can’t take any nights off. It’s very frustrating, and if you’re not frustrated in this room then you shouldn’t be [...]
Home, sweet home for Smyth
Tomorrow night’s game will be another “homecoming” game for Ryan Smyth. Playing in Edmonton is big for Smyth, because he spent parts of 12 seasons with the Oilers. Playing in Calgary is special because Smyth’s hometown of Banff, Alberta, is only about 90 minutes west of Calgary. At this point, a “homecoming” game is nothing [...]
Smyth postgame quotes
Ryan Smyth’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) SMYTH: “It’s obviously nice to contribute on the power play. The power play has been lacking as of late, and that can win you or lose you hockey games. Tonight, we capitalized on two, and it was a big win for us overall.” (on any extra motivation playing [...]
Smyth postgame quotes
Ryan Smyth’s postgame thoughts… (on winning back-to-back games…) SMYTH: “This game is not only about mistakes — least amount of mistakes wins — but gaining some confidence as you go, and when you put a string of wins together it gives a boost to the hockey club.” (on playing a strong overall game…) SMYTH: “Just [...]
Smyth postgame quotes
Ryan Smyth’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) SMYTH: “We worked hard tonight, but little mental things happen. We’ve got to get more traffic, especially against a goal that is on top of his game like Bryzgalov tonight. The power play is awful. We’ve got to be way better, and take more responsibility as a group [...]
