Dustin Penner

Edmonton Oilers - New Kids on the Block For the Edmonton Oilers, there have been two big stories this season--one positive and one of misfortune. On a brighter note, Dustin Penner's emerged as star play. Last season, many regarded Penner as having an 'unmovable' contract while this year, every one is talking about how his contract is such a great value. Perhaps no other Oiler than Dustin Penner himself is so acutely aware of how fickle fans can actually be. Yet on a more dour note, who among us can actually keep track of the list of Oilers who are currently suffering from various ... Read Full Story

Dustin Penner scored twice against his former teammates, Dwayne Roloson made 51 saves, and the Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim 5-3 on Friday night to vault over the Ducks in the battle for a playoff berth. Edmonton moved into seventh with 81 points in the race for the eight Western Conference playoff spots. Anaheim and Nashville are tied for the eighth with 80 points. The Ducks set a regular-season franchise record with their 54 shots. The Oilers got off just 20 shots, and were outshot 24-3 in the third period. Ending a three-game losing skid and snapping the Ducks' win streak at five, the Oilers ... Read Full Story

The Red Wings scored three times in the first six minutes and Brian Rafalski, Maria Hossa and Pavel Datsyuk each had a goal and an assist to lift Detroit to an 8-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Brett Lebda, Dan Cleary, Nicklas Lidstrom, Mikael Samuelsson and Ville Leino also scored for the Red Wings. Niklas Kronwall had three assists and Jiri Hudler assisted on two goals. Ty Conklin made 23 saves Zack Stortini and Marc Pouliot each had a goal and an assist for Edmonton, and Dustin Penner also scored. Dwayne Roloson stopped 11 shots before being pulled after the first period. ... Read Full Story

MacT pulled no punches with Dustin Penner today, saying "He's not competitive enough or fit enough to help us, so why put him back in? He's never been fit enough to help us," Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish told the Sun. "We signed him to be a top-two line player and that's kind of where it ended. The difference was we thought the contract was a starting point, and he's viewed it as a finish line. "It's been one thing after another. I can't watch it for - certainly not another two and-a-half years." Wow. That was awesome! Penner did score over 20 goals ... Read Full Story

There’s something wrong with this year’s Edmonton Oilers. It’s been wrong from the start of this year. The problem has haunted the squad all season. It hasn’t abated, hasn’t been rectified. The problem is not the coach. It’s not the general manager. It’s not the lack of one more top scoring forward, or the lack of a third-line center who can take face-offs or of a shut-down defenceman. These are all red herrings. And the problem is not Dustin Penner, who report has it is going to be benched for the Montreal game. Penner is the biggest, reddest herring of them all. No, the ... Read Full Story