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Kings Acquire Ryan Smyth, Avalanche Dump Salary

The Los Angeles Kings entered the offseason with a fair amount of cap space and plethora of young assets that could have been used to bring in a big-name player to help boost a young team from Western Conference bottom-feeder to legitimate playoff contender. Personally, I was pushing for disgruntled Senators forward Dany...

NHL Trade Deadline Preview: West

Weeks of rumors, innuendo, and e5s will finally come to a head on Wednesday. At 3pm Eastern, the NHL trade deadline will pass. You can follow all the activity with our NHL Trade Deadline Tracker.Entering play Tuesday night, 23 NHL teams are either in a playoff position or within six points of one. While this is great for...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Colorado Ends Losing Streak

Avalanche 4, Flames 3: Colorado ended a four-game losing streak with its win over Calgary on Monday night, thanks in large part to a three-point effort from Marek Svatos. Svatos chipped in two goals (including the eventual game-winner late in the second period) and added an assist, while Ryan Smyth registered a pair of...

The Western Conference: A Marvelous Mass of Mediocrity

There are certainly at least two really good teams in the NHL's Western Conference. Defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit and fast-starting San Jose appear in the clear to duke it out for the right to play for the Stanley Cup later this year.Of course, we know that anything can happen in a best-of-seven series. In...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Fight Night in Montreal, Leafs Get Blown Out

Brian Burke's acquisition of tough-guy Brad May helped add to some of the intensity and entertainment value in Thursday's Montreal-Toronto game, as the two teams beat the snot out of one other physically, while the Canadiens dominated on the scoreboard, pulling out a 6-2 win. The victory for Montreal is its third in a row,...

RyanSmyth 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.