2006 – 07 Edmonton Oilers season The 2006 – 07 Edmonton Oilers season began on October 5 , 2006 . It was the Oilers ' 34th season , 27th in the NHL . After making it to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals , the club had a disappointing season , finishing out of the playoffs . Prior to the season the club experience the stunning loss of star defenceman Chris Pronger . After helping the Oilers to the Stanley Cup final in the 2005 – 06 season , Pronger requested a trade due to personal reasons . In early July , Pronger was sent to the Anaheim Ducks for Joffrey Lupul , Ladislav Smid and various draft picks . Not only did Pronger leave , but another major acquisition from the previous season , Michael Peca , was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent . Despite the losses in personnel , the Oilers had a very strong start to the season , briefly propelling them to the top of the Northwest Division standings . The Oilers would slowly fall back of the pack however , finding themselves well out of a playoff spot by the trade deadline . At the deadline , the Oilers again stunned the NHL by trading their leading scorer , and pending Unrestricted Free Agent , Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for two prospects and a first round draft pick . Reports later indicated that Smyth and the Oilers were only $ 100 , 000 apart in contract negotiations when the Oilers chose to make the trade . On the same night as the Smyth trade , the Oilers retired former captain Mark Messier ' s # 11 sweater . The celebration of Messier also included having a street named after him in Edmonton . Oilers General Manager , and Messier ' s former teammate , Kevin Lowe was noticeably absent from the retirement ceremony . Messier won five Stanley Cups with the Oilers during his time in Edmonton . The Oilers set new marks in this season for both success and failure . Edmonton recorded its 1000th regular season win in the NHL on January 2 , 2007 , while late in the season , the Oilers lost 12 consecutive games , a mark that surpassed Edmonton ' s record of 11 , however the NHL does not now consider an overtime loss a true loss , thus does not officially break the franchise record for losses . In May 2007 , Daryl Katz offered $ 145 million towards the purchase of the team . Sources close to the Edmonton Journal state that , as part of the deal , the team will remain in Edmonton . No negotiations took place as the owners immediately responded that the Oilers were not for sale . Regular season . Game log . October . Record for month 7 – 4 – 0 ( Home 6 – 0 – 0 Away 1 – 4 – 0 ) November . Record for month 6 – 5 – 2 ( Home 4 – 3 – 1 Away 2 – 2 – 1 ) December . Record for month 5 – 9 – 0 ( Home 2 – 4 – 0 Away 3 – 5 – 0 ) January . Record for month 7 – 4 – 2 ( Home 4 – 3 – 1 Away 3 – 1 – 1 ) February . Record for month 5 – 4 – 2 ( Home 2 – 1 – 0 Away 3 – 3 – 2 ) March . Record : 1 – 12 – 1 ; Home : 1 – 7 – 1 ; Road : 0 – 5 – 0 April . Record : 1 – 3 – 0 ; Home : 0 – 0 – 0 ; Road : 1 – 3 – 0 Playoffs . The Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention for the third time in their last five seasons . With the Carolina Hurricanes also failing to qualify for the post - season , it marked the first time in NHL history that the previous season ' s finalists both failed to qualify for the playoffs . Player stats . Skaters . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalty minutes " Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Edmonton . Stats reflect time with the Oilers only . < br > Denotes player traded mid - season Goaltenders . " Note : GP = Games played ; TOI = Time on ice ( minutes ) ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; OT = Overtime / shootout losses ; GA = Goals against ; SO = Shutouts ; SV % = Save percentage ; GAA = Goals against average " Transactions . Trades . " * Later traded to the Phoenix Coyotes " < br > " * * Later traded to the New York Islanders " Draft picks . Edmonton ' s picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver . The Oilers did not draft a player until the 45th pick . References . Goaltenders : Defensemen • • • • • Forwards • • • • • • • •