Ryan Smyth Great Quotations

It was great to see Ales get that goal when he did. And, wow, what a goal. I don't know how he does it.

That's a great hockey team. Beating that team in a playoff series is obviously a great accomplishment for our hockey club and we know it's a surprise to almost everybody outside this dressing room. We knew we matched up well against Detroit and we were able to do what was necessary to get through some tough patches and prevail in the end.

We know we're representing our country and there's great pride here. We're doing our best.

It's a great feeling, especially the coming from behind.

Obviously when you lose it's not a great feeling. That's why it's a seven-game series. The end result wasn't what we wanted but we've got to look forward to Sunday.

The great thing about him is that he's so good in his own zone and can contribute at the other end. It's great to see a guy that works so hard get a couple of big goals for us.