Dustin Penner

Dustin Penner - The Flying Fridge Today, I started thinking about the upcoming 2010 NHL Entry Draft. While in the midst of thinking about some of the big names in the 2010 draft class like Taylor Hall or Ryan Seguin, it occurred to me to take a look back at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Specifically, I thought that it would be interesting to have a look back at the now infamous offer sheet deal that Kevin Lowe tendered for the services of one Dustin Penner. The offer sheet deal for Dustin Penner was contentious at the time. It sparked a lasting feud between ... 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

Image from Yahoo Sports 1 2 The Edmonton Oilers lose again to the Calgary Flames, this time on New Year's Eve. This season, the Oilers now have five-consecutive losses against their rivals from the South. With this loss, the Oilers remain in last place in the Western Conference and 29th overall in the NHL. The halfway point of this season has now been reached and the Oilers are 13 points behind the 8th placed LA Kings and out of a playoff spot. At this point, these Oilers game recaps are getting repetitive. It's the same old story of the Oilers having difficulties with their ... Read Full Story

Oilers Win Record-Setting Five Consecutive Road Games 5 3 The Edmonton Oilers got a five-finger discount tonight at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis after stealing the game in the third period. The story of tonight's game without question is simply the number 'five.' Tonight, the Oilers set a record by winning their fifth consecutive road game in franchise history. They started the third period down three goals with only five defensemen after Sheldon Souray was given a game misconduct for mouthing off the ref after taking a roughing penalty. The Oilers rallied back from a three-goal deficit by scoring five goals in the ... Read Full Story

Dustin Penner has been nothing short of incredible for the Edmonton Oilers this year. By leaps and bounds, he's been the Oilers most productive player and the results of his play are starting to produce dividends. Outside of the fact that the Oilers have won four in a row on the road and on the same trip (something they hadn't done since November of 1988), Dustin Penner has been officially added to a list of six players considered for an Olympic roster spot that weren't at the original Olympic invitation camp. Read Full Story