What Could Have Been: Colorado Avalanche deals ex-Islander Ryan Smyth to Los Angeles
Lighthouse Hockey —
... Well how about that. The Colorado Avalanche just dealt Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing, plus a fifth-round pick. That the Avs have given up on the still-effective Ryan Smyth now, after the club bottomed out this past season, underlines just how lucky the Islanders are that Smyth chased greener, higher altitude pastures in the summer of 2007. The Islanders inadvertently faced reality as a result, and they're better for it now.
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Smyth trade: Kings go blue collar, Colorado in the dumps
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... As for the Avalanche ... well, rebuilding is now the Rocky Mountain way. The first of what should be many salary dumps with middling returns. (Tom Preissing wasn't even listed on the NHL roster for the Kings.) Mile High Hockey is displeased in a very PG-13 way. Adrian Dater of the Denver Post ...
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Ryan Smyth goes from getting to mentor Matt Duchene to mentoring Brayden Schenn. Dealt to Los Angeles for two defensemen who have never been in my kitchen and a 5th rounder. Puck Daddy and Mile High Hockey tell you all about it. RudyKelly posts a bunch of inside jokes in a rant ...
