There were several moves made in the NHL at the trading deadline, with some teams bulking up for the post season and others unloading unhappy players and unsignable free agents.
Among the best deals to emerge from the deadline was the New York Islanders' acquisition of the Edmonton Oilers captain, Ryan Smyth.
Smyth has been the heart and soul of the Oilers for 10 years. He's scored fewer than 20 goals just twice in his career, has scored more than 20 goals four times, and has scored more than 30 goals four times as well, including this season (31 and counting).
He has totaled 50-60 points four times, 60-plus points three times, and scored 70 points once, in the 2000-'01 campaign. Smyth has also tallied at least 10 power-play goals seven times in his career.
Smyth is a great playmaker, as he proved in his Long Island debut, assisting on the Islanders' first goal and playing a big part in their second, even though he wasn't credited with an assist.
There have been kudos from coast to coast and in both Canada and the U.S. praising New York General Manager Garth Snow for pulling off the seemingly impossible.
The Islanders have had their most competitive season in several years, and Snow rewarded his club by adding Smyth, as opposed to past years when Islanders fans watched more and more talent shipped out of Uniondale come trade-deadline time.
With the addition of Smyth and fellow veteran winger Richard Zednik, the Islanders proved that they are out to prove something this year, and bringing Smyth to Long Island just may be the best move of the deadline.
Among the best deals to emerge from the deadline was the New York Islanders' acquisition of the Edmonton Oilers captain, Ryan Smyth.
Smyth has been the heart and soul of the Oilers for 10 years. He's scored fewer than 20 goals just twice in his career, has scored more than 20 goals four times, and has scored more than 30 goals four times as well, including this season (31 and counting).
He has totaled 50-60 points four times, 60-plus points three times, and scored 70 points once, in the 2000-'01 campaign. Smyth has also tallied at least 10 power-play goals seven times in his career.
Smyth is a great playmaker, as he proved in his Long Island debut, assisting on the Islanders' first goal and playing a big part in their second, even though he wasn't credited with an assist.
There have been kudos from coast to coast and in both Canada and the U.S. praising New York General Manager Garth Snow for pulling off the seemingly impossible.
The Islanders have had their most competitive season in several years, and Snow rewarded his club by adding Smyth, as opposed to past years when Islanders fans watched more and more talent shipped out of Uniondale come trade-deadline time.
With the addition of Smyth and fellow veteran winger Richard Zednik, the Islanders proved that they are out to prove something this year, and bringing Smyth to Long Island just may be the best move of the deadline.
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