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NHL Trade Deadline: Edmonton Oilers

What you see from the Edmonton Oilers this season is exactly what one would have expected out of a rebuilding franchise. The youthful exuberance of tykes like Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Sam Gagner and Magnus Paajarvi is great from a coaching perspective, but if you're a paying fan you're biding your time until this team...

Jack Johnson Signs 7-Year Contract Extension With Kings

His three assist performance in the Kings victory over Columbus was only the second biggest piece of news involving Los Angeles defenseman Jack Johnson on Saturday. Along with helping his team snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-4 win, the 23-year-old rearguard also signed a brand new seven-year contract extension...

Kings Get Hot Again in December

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Los Angeles is so far a team of months -- a great October, a poor November, a terrific December. So which team is this? Are the Kings the bunch that barely loses and that just lost focus for one month? Or are they a team unable to find consistency? Head coach Terry Murray said after his team's skate...

Jonathan Quick Sets Up Two Goals for Opposing Wild

Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick has recorded two assists in his young NHL career. Those two pucks he sent toward Minnesota Wild players the resulted in goals don't count. "It's extremely unfortunate," Quick told reporters after the game the Wild earned a 3-2 overtime victory at Staples Center on Saturday. "We...

Video: Kings, Sharks Combine For Odd Sequence

Bizarre sequence of events in the second period of San Jose's 6-3 win against Los Angeles on Monday night. With the teams playing four-on-four hockey, Kings forward Ryan Smyth appeared to score a goal at one end of the ice, only the officials didn't see the puck cross the line. As Smyth was celebrating his apparent goal,...

Ryan Smyth News From the Web

05/29/12 Ryan Smyth, Edmonton Oilers contract talks hit snag Source: Sporting News Ryan Smyth and the Edmonton Oilers have hit a snag in their efforts to reach an agreement on a new deal, according to the Edmonton Journal.
05/08/12 NHL Teams That Could Land Each of the Top 20 Players... Source: Bleacher Report The unrestricted free agent market is not very deep this offseason but there will be several Stanley Cup contenders looking to improve their rosters by signing major stars such as Zach Parise.
04/15/12 Why Has Ryan Smyth Not Re-Signed Yet? Source: The Copper & Blue Readers of this blog will surely know by now that some of us have some issues with Steve Tambellini's performance.
04/09/12 Smyth, Oilers still trying to make a deal Source: Edmonton Journal - Edmonton - AB - Canada Ryan Smyth admits that his employer hold most of the cards as he tries to get a new contract with the Edmonton Oilers next season.
04/09/12 Another long off-season for Oilers Source: Canada.com - Canada Second-year forward Taylor Hall had 53 points in 61 games before his shoulder gave out, after a concussion and after the nasty 30-stitch cut he received on his forehead after falling during a warm-up and getting hit by Corey Potter's skate.

Background on Ryan Smyth

Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth (born February 21, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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