[Cinephile]

It appears many on here have romanticized the legacy of Ryan Smyth. The love he had for the game was admirable as was his willingness to go to the dirty areas (with complete disregard for his personal safety) but I had no such fondness for him when he played against us regularly and would routinely be dishing out dirty plays much to the ire of the Flames and their fans.

I remember distinctly the player Ryan Smyth was and when he played against Calgary I never thought to myself “Oh, wouldn’t I love #94 on the Flames”. No. Never.

That being said, elbows delivered like that on Ryan Smyth have no place in the game whether it be at the professional level or otherwise. Let’s hope there isn’t any permanent damage.