Ryan Smyth RUMORS & NEWS

Edmonton Journal "As a rookie head coach, Ralph Krueger is showing no hesitation when it comes to benching his veterans if the situation dictates. Take Ryan Smyth. Krueger is sitting the Edmonton Oilers winger tonight, making room for centre Chris VandeVelde who will take over as the centre on the fourth line..." February 12

Edmonton Sun "Most Memorial Cup contenders like to load up on talent in advance of a playoff run, but Monday's additions are not part of the Edmonton Oil Kings master plan. Too bad for them, because Taylor Hall and Ryan Smyth could probably help. Instead, it will have to be the other way around, with the..." October 02

Edmonton Journal "When Ryan Smyth returned to the Edmonton Oilers last season, he was intent on staying put. What he needed was a new contract, but contract discussions between the Oilers and their 1994 draft pick have never been expeditious. It wasn't until the free-agent market was about to open that the..." July 02

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Smyth admits he may have painted himself into a corner when it comes to contract negotiations with the Edmonton Oilers. Admitting he is only interested in playing with the Oilers has eliminated whatever leverage the veteran winger may have had heading into unrestricted free..." April 10

Edmonton Journal "Edmonton Olers winger Ryan Smyth, who has a two-year contract offer on the table, admits that he's had a roller-coaster season. He had a phenomenal start, a lull, then a heavy fall points-wise. He was all gassed up and ready to go in October, scoring 12 goals and 24 points in the first 22..." March 14

Edmonton Journal "Hold the talk about winger Ryan Smyth moving at the NHL trade deadline. Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini told the veteran winger on Tuesday that there would be no further discussions about a trade. "He told me there were teams that were interested in my services, but that he..." February 16

Edmonton Sun "This isn't Ryan Smyth's first rodeo. Despite having a storied career, the Edmonton Oilers winger has gone through his share of slumps in the past and figures it's only a matter of time before he works out of his most recent one. "If you can pinpoint what is going wrong, it would be a lot..." December 21

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Smyth was the bubble boy. He was on the bubble to make the team as the coaches agonized over the decision past midnight. Back when Don Hay last coached Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championships 17 years ago, the last time the event was held in Alberta, the kid who went on to become..." December 13

Edmonton Sun "There are some nights when instead of a three-star selection, there ought to be something entirely the opposite. Wednesday, after the Edmonton Oilers' most putrid performance of the season, with the crowd in a mood to boo, the three worst players on the ice ought to have been forced to skate..." December 09

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Smyth is not accustomed to hostile receptions. There's not much to dislike about the Edmonton Oilers winger, who's an honest, hard-working player that cares for the game of hockey more than anything in the world, with the exception of his family. Ah, there's the rub. It was his..." November 03

Edmonton Sun "The Kid Line is getting all the headlines, but the Lid Line of Ryan Jones, Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff — two guys with classic hockey hair and one who gained a little attention for his cap number — has been every bit as important to Edmonton's mind-bending start this season. In the last eight..." November 01

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Smyth had his bobblehead doll tucked away in the dressing room waiting to give to his three-year-old son Alexander after the game. "It was his first game here in Edmonton," he said of the little guy, who probably won't recognize the doll as his dad. It doesn't look much like him, either..." October 18

Edmonton Journal "Ryan Smyth gave Edmonton Oilers fans what they wanted before and during Monday?s NHL game at Rexall Place. After the Oilers handed out 10,000 Smyth bobblehead dolls, the real thing tucked a backhand behind Pekka Rinne after a juicy pass from Shawn Horcoff for the game-winning goal early in the..." October 18

Edmonton Journal "Ryan Smyth went 1,687 days between Edmonton Oilers regular-season games, but he didn't forget what do on a game night. "Yeah, I picked up three pucks and threw them to the fans at the end of warmup. Just like I always did," said Smyth. Smyth left the Oilers on Feb. 27, 2007, with 770 games..." October 12

Toronto Sun "Ryan Smyth left the Kinsmen Twin Arenas with a heavy heart Wednesday afternoon. The Edmonton Oilers winger knew both Karlis Skrastins and Ruslan Salei, who were killed in a plane crash in Russia earlier in the day. The three were former members of the Colorado Avalanche. "It's shocking to..." September 08

Edmonton Journal "Ryan Smyth doesn't think his career path will lead to coaching, not after being behind the Red bench Saturday as the junior team blew a three-goal lead in the Hockey Canada summer development camp scrimmage at Rexall Place. But Smyth liked what he saw from possible Edmonton Oilers teammate Ryan..." August 08

Edmonton Journal "The famous mullet has had some alteration since he left the Edmonton Oilers 4- years ago, and his legs may not get him from A to B quite as quickly, but his heart is what sets Ryan Smyth apart from the rank-and-file NHLer. Home is where his heart is, just ask him. The smile couldn't have been..." July 06

Edmonton Sun "Ryan Smyth and wife Stacey climbed in a cab to go house hunting Monday evening. "The cab driver did a bit of a double take," said the repatriated Edmonton Oiler. "He turned and said, 'Are you serious?'" So, with the house in question, is he looking to buy or to rent? "We're looking to..." July 06

Edmonton Journal "Ryan Smyth, the Oilers' ultimate heart-and-soul player, is returning to the city his heart never left. To Edmonton fans, starved of victories while they wait fretfully for the club's young and gifted nucleus to mature, Smyth is the very image of an Oiler: an unassuming, blue-collar player, who..." June 27

Edmonton Journal "One of the items on the off-season to-do list of Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini was to find another transitional player. Now he has a player who can provide some leadership on and off the ice, plus he has acquired that consistent presence in front of the net that has been..." June 27

Edmonton Sun "First and foremost, it's a love story. It always was with Ryan Smyth. "I didn't ever want to leave in the first place," said the repatriated Edmonton Oiler. "I feel like Edmonton is home." Finally it became official Sunday. Captain Canada is coming home. "We wanted to come back to..." June 27

L.A. Daily News "There was no way Ryan Smyth could return to the Kings after asking to be traded. It seemed like there was no way he was going to Edmonton, either, after the teams nixed a proposed deal Friday that would send injured forward Gilbert Brule to the Kings. That changed Sunday when the Kings..." June 27

Los Angeles Times "After contentious negotiations, the Kings on Sunday traded Ryan Smyth to Edmonton for center Colin Fraser and a seventh-round pick in the 2012 entry draft, making the deal only after the Oilers removed oft-injured forward Gilbert Brule from consideration. Fraser, a member of the Chicago..." June 27

L.A. Daily News "NHL: Proposed trade with Edmonton falls through; L.A., Ducks take goalies with first picks on second day, As the final six rounds of the NHL entry draft sped along Saturday, trade talks between the Kings and Edmonton Oilers dragged. By the time the final pick was announced, Ryan Smyth was still a..." June 26