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 UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Ryan Smyth took a deep breath just before he was hit with the biggest reality check of his 12-year NHL career. The jersey he held was orange and blue, and it even had No. 94 stitched onto it. Nothing new there. But the front said Islanders, and nothing could've been stranger to the lifelong Edmonton Oilers forward who was traded Tuesday.
"Here we go," the 31-year-old Smyth said Thursday, shortly after his first spin on the ice with his new teammates. "Good to be here."
He notched an assist on Mike Sillinger's power-play goal in the first period hours later, but the Islanders lost 3-2 to St. Louis in overtime. Smyth recorded one shot in 21 shifts, spanning 18:11 of ice time.
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