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Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders
by Alanah McGinley on 02/27/07 at 03:29 PM ET
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From Newsday,
The Islanders are putting the finishing touches on a deal for Edmonton captain Ryan Smyth. In exchange, the Oilers will receive former Islanders’ first-round draft picks Ryan O’Marra and Robert Nilsson plus the Islanders’ first-round pick this year.
more to come…
(note: as a KK reader mentions in the comments, Smyth was not the Oilers captain)
Update 3:34pm ET:
TSN confirms the same information on the air, also mentioning another team was involved but lost out.
Update 3:40pm ET:
Bob McKenzie TSN mentions the trade is pending final approval from the NHL. Call to NHL in progress now apparently.
Update 4:00pm ET:
TSN updates online,
Unable to reach a long-term deal with their heart-and-soul player, the Edmonton Oilers instead traded Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for prospects Ryan O’Marra and Robert Nilsson and the Islanders’ first-round pick in 2007.
Update 5:07pm ET:
Greg Logan at Newsday hashes out the Smyth deal for Islander’s fans,
If you thought some of the Islanders’ wins lately were exciting, general manager Garth Snow’s buzzer beater at the trade deadline topped everything. Snow couldn’t find a taker for his own future unrestricted free agent Jason Blake, but he had no problem paying the price Edmonton asked for 31-year-old forward Ryan Smyth.
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whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa????
How could the Rangers pass this up?
Posted by bcrt on 02/27/07 at 03:30 PM ET
Isles better hope that signing Smyth is part of the deal. Otherwise look at bringing back Milbury.
Posted by hockey1919 from Montreal on 02/27/07 at 03:33 PM ET
Wow, this stinks. :( At least they got “Magic Man Jr.” Nilsson in the deal. If he’s as good as advertised this might be a good deal for the Oilers in about 2 years…
Posted by russ99 on 02/27/07 at 03:35 PM ET
I’d agree with the Isles fans that a contract with Smyth should be a stipulation, since if somehow Smyth still re-signs with the Oilers in the offseason (like Weight) they got completely robbed.
Still, if the Oilers and Smyth couldn’t get a deal done today, I doubt anything could be done in the offseason, but who knows…
Posted by russ99 on 02/27/07 at 03:50 PM ET
If Smyth goes back to Edmonton in July, this trade would be dubbed as franchise robbery. Snow has made snowmen out of his balls today.
Posted by Jdunc from Flint, MI on 02/27/07 at 03:50 PM ET
noooooooooooo
Posted by Copper & Blue Shell from Edmonton on 02/27/07 at 04:40 PM ET
... and one correction…. Jason Smith is the Oil Captain, not Ryan 
Posted by Copper & Blue Shell from Edmonton on 02/27/07 at 04:47 PM ET
Thanks for pointing that out CBS. Newsday probably got confused with the C.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 02/27/07 at 04:49 PM ET
Islanders could go further in the playoffs with Smyth aboard.
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 02/27/07 at 04:51 PM ET
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