In the wake of that made-for-Hollywood love-in last night in Edmonton, one question kept popping into my somewhat miniscule mind.
If Ryan Smyth wanted nothing more than to be an Oiler, as he is having everyone believe, why didn't he just put his name to a contract when he had the chance last summer?
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Could the media coverage be any more over the top leading up to Ryan Smyth's return to Edmonton?
Everywhere you turn, someone is pointing out the obvious.
Hey, newsflash: Rexall Place is going to be an emotional cauldron when #94 steps onto the ice for the first time wearing — gasp — Colorado Avalanche duds. Pass out the hankies and wait for the flood of tears.