Ryan Smyth #94
This news just broke my heart! It also pissed me off royally!! They’ve not only tossed in the towel on the rest of this season, but they shipped off the heart and soul of the Oilers. The one guy who wanted to stay here, and was married to a woman who loves it here! (unlike some players who shall remain faceless) We’re SO MAD, that we gave Sarah our tickets for tonights Mark Messier jersey retirement night! It just sucks. It’s as bad as the day they sold Gretzky! We’re so fed up with the Oilers selling off their franchise players, that we’re very seriously considering not renewing our seasons tickets. And that’s PISSED!
I about crawled under my desk and CRIED when that was announced on TSN. I was watching the trade tracker all day, waiting for the Flyers to do something stupid…instead, they came out looking like gold and the Caps and the Oilers DUMPED OFF TWO OF MY FAVORITE PLAYERS.
The Smyth one hurts the most, mainly because I just can’t believe he’s not going to be in an Oilers uniform anymore.
Supposedly, Ryan got offered a very good multi-year deal at the 11th hour and he declined it, so Lowe decided to dump him off for prospects so he could actually GET something for him.
Gah. This one is a KILLER. I think I’m still in shock. And the Flyers were playing the Islanders last night, and I got the Isle’s broadcast, so that’s ALL I KEPT HEARING ABOUT, was how ECSTATIC they are that Smytty’s gonna be playing for them and how Garth Snow made an incredible deal to get one of the most amazing players in today’s NHL.
I’m going to shut up now.