blogs.denverpost.com - 7/4/2009
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Darrren Dreger, an outstanding, dogged reporter with TSN, just informed ME that Ryan Smyth has been traded to LA. More to come…. I’ve been writing for a while now that the Avs want to trim payroll and Smitty was the guy they really wanted to move, and here it is. Hats off to Dreger for getting ...
barrymelroserocks.com - 7/6/2009
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barrymelroserocks.com —
(Inside the office of Kings GM Dean Lombardi)
Lombardi: Rob, Ryan, I would like to welcome you
both to the Los Angeles Kings. We're happy to have you. Rob Scuderi : I intend to bring the work ethic that brought the Cup to Pittsburgh here to Los Angeles. Ryan Smyth : I hope my veteran ...
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Ryan Smyth is going to have problems in Los Angeles
denverpost.com - 7/4/2009
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denverpost.com —
Since finishing last in the West with a
high payroll, there has been a mandate from Avalanche
ownership: Get younger, get cheaper and rebuild. Part of that mandate was filled Friday night when the Avs traded left wing Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles ...
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Avs shed Smyth's hefty contract in Kings trade - The ...
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Colorado Avalanche Trade Ryan Smyth
Avs Talk - A Colorado Avalanche Blog —
... And AD has the early scoop on the details: Tom Preissing, Kyle Quincey and a 5th-round pick next year. Without researching more on those players, it's a "meh" from me. And dangerously close to a "WTF?". ...
AVS TRADE RYAN SMYTH TO KINGS
The Avslova Factor —
Adrian Dater, according to TSN's Darren Dreger, reports that the Avs have traded Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing, along with a 5th-round draft pick. Dater It's 2:39 am in Philadelphia and I just happened to check the Avalanche blogs before going to bed. Crazy news. Bits of Dater's article: Not sure any of you believed me when I wrote the other day that Kroenke is INTENT on shedding payroll, but maybe after this trade you will believe it more. Hannan, Clark or Salei should be the ...
Smyth trade: Kings go blue collar, Colorado in the dumps
Puck Daddy —
... for this Kings team as mentors and leaders. Brayden Schenn sharing the ice with Ryan Smyth in the near future is pretty much a dream scenario from a developmental standpoint. 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 spells out the owner Stan Kroenke's philosophy as Smyth goes west: We all knew ...
Smyth Goes Hollywood; Rangers Cast Big Body
PuckUpdate :: The Hockey Blog —
... Adrian Dater says the writing was on the wall; that all signs indicated the Avs were going to try and unload Smyth and his salary and they go into rebuilding mode. Perhaps Smyth figured if he was going to be a part of a rebuilding effort, it might as well be someplace sunny. Or maybe he realized if he didn’t OK the trade, he could just be waived and claimed without consent. ...
Preview: Introducing the 2009-10 Los Angeles Kings!
Puck Daddy —
... . This summer, Lombardi finally added significant payroll in Ryan Smyth, a salary dump for the Colorado Avalanche. More importantly, he added a significant player. ...
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Bleacher Report - NHL 7/4/2009
Tonight Ryan Smyth and his five-year $31.25 million contract travels from Denver to LA in return for Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing, and a fifth-round pick for next year.
It's a hard pill to swallow since Smyth tied for the lead in points with Milan ...
Kings acquire LW Smyth from Avalanche (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 7/4/2009
The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing left wing Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick next year. The 33-year-old Smyth had 26 goals and 33 assists in 77 ...
