Ryan Smyth Quotes

That was so important to get off on the right foot.

I`ve said all along, I`m not a huge fan of it because it`s too individual,

It definitely opens up the ice a bit. It`s definitely less congested out there.

It was nice to see the fans out there like that after what we went through during the CBA.

The towels were flying around and it felt like a playoff game. There really was new energy and new excitement.

If that was an indication the clutching and grabbing is going to be gone now. I really noticed it on the power plays. You know that crosscheck on the back? I didn`t feel it. That`ll really make a difference with Derian Hatcher, Richard Matvichuk, Chris Prong ... hold it. He`s on our team now.

Every player hates sitting out and watching whether they`re injured or a healthy scratch especially when things are not going so smooth,

I don`t know how you should decide a game, but it is for the fans and I know we had to make some adjustments and changes to the game. We got the better end of this one.

You hate to play against him, but you love to have him on your team,

We have a lot of young players that can step up. The expectations are high on them.