Horak via the Herald:
“I’m obviously disappointed but at the time I guess there were guys that deserved it more. It’s always in your hands but at the same time it’s not.
You have managers and coaches, someone likes you, someone doesn’t like you. Sometimes it plays out like that and it played out that way with me.
“I played one game, got four minutes of ice time and then got sent down,” he said, referring to an Oct. 22 match against Phoenix
Smid, in the Edmonton Sun:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/11/0...urent-brossoit
“Obviously I was shocked,” said Smid. “But I know this is always a possibility. I’ve talked to my family, I’ve talked to my wife and we’re excited about a new start.”
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“This is a deal that I had difficulty with,” said Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish. “We talk about creating a new culture of hard work and selfness and rewarding that and Ladislav definitely falls in that category.
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Smid goes to a team that he’s had epic battles with, particularly with Flames captain Mark Giordano.
The two have fought three times in the numerous encounters between the team.
“Yeah, that’s going to be fun playing with him,” Smid said. “We’ve had a lot of battles over the years. But he’s a really good guy and a great captain for the team.”