2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 37th season of play, 30th as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). This was perhaps one of the worst seasons in franchise history where the Oilers finished dead last in the NHL (30th out of 30 teams) for the first time in franchise history. The team finished with 62 points, a 23 point drop off. This was also the 2nd lowest point total in franchise history, the lowest point total was 60 points obtained back in 1992-93. Despite a disastrous season, the team was compensated on April 13, 2010, when the Oilers won the Draft Lottery to pick first overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles. This will be the first time in franchise history that they will pick first overall. The Oilers have missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and have not appeared in a playoff game since Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes.
== Pre-season ==
*On May 26, Pat Quinn was named as the new head coach of the Oilers, replacing Craig MacTavish.Oilers name Pat Quinn head coach; Tom Renney joins club as associate coach Tom Renney and Wayne Fleming were named associate coach and assistant coach, respectively.
*On June 31, Oilers GM Steve Tambellini agressively pursued disgruntled winger and sniper Dany Heatley who wanted a trade from the Ottawa Senators. A deal was in place that would have sent Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner, and Ladislav Smid to Ottawa. However, Heatley who had a no-movement clause rejected the trade. Tambellini would eventually give up pursuing Heatley. Heatley was eventually traded to the San Jose Sharks. 
*on September 10, former Oiler Mike Comrie signed a 1-year contract worth 1.125 million with the team that began his career. After a 6 year hiatus, Comrie was finally able to mend the fences with the Oilers faithful. This was shown in a game against the Florida Panthers when Comrie dropped the gloves against Eric Himelfarb. After the fight, the fans showed appreciated for him by chanting his name. The Oilers won that game 4-0. 
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0; Neutral: 0-1-1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	 	
1 	September 15 	Edmonton Oilers 	4-1 	Calgary Flames 	 	Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (1-0-0) 	19,289 	1-0-0 	 	
2 	September 16 	New York Islanders 	2-3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Devan Dubnyk (1-0-0) 	16,386 	2-0-0 	 	
3 	September 18 	Florida Panthers 	0-4 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Nikolai Khabibulin (1-0-0) 	16,601 	3-0-0 	 	
4 	September 19 	Edmonton Oilers 	1-3 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (1-1-0) 	18,630 	3-1-0 	 	
5 	September 20 (in Saskatoon, SK) 	Edmonton Oilers 	1-3 	New York Islanders 	 	Devan Dubnyk (1-1-0) 	12,843 	3-2-0 	 	
6 	September 23 	Calgary Flames 	5-3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Nikolai Khabibulin (1-1-0) 	16,839 	3-3-0 	 	
7 	September 24 (in Winnipeg, MB) 	Edmonton Oilers 	3-4 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (1-2-0) 	11,644 	3-3-1 	 	
8 	September 27 	Vancouver Canucks 	4-5 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Nikolai Khabibulin (2-1-0) 	16,839 	4-3-1 	 	
== Regular season ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
== Schedule and Results ==
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October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–2–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Calgary Flames 	4 – 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 6 	Dallas Stars 	4 – 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	SO 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 8 	Calgary Flames 	4 – 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	SO 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 10 	Montreal Canadiens 	2 – 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 12 	Edmonton Oilers 	6 – 1 	Nashville Predators 	 	Deslauriers 	12,179 	3–1–1 	7 	
6 	October 14 	Edmonton Oilers 	3 – 4 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Khabibulin 	20,124 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 16 	Minnesota Wild 	2 – 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	4–2–1 	9 	
8 	October 19 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 – 2 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	5–2–1 	11 	
9 	October 22 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	4 – 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	6–2–1 	13 	
10 	October 24 	Edmonton Oilers 	2 – 5 	Calgary Flames 	 	Khabibulin 	19,289 	6–3–1 	13 	
11 	October 25 	Edmonton Oilers 	0 – 2 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Deslauriers 	18,810 	6–4–1 	13 	
12 	October 27 	Colorado Avalanche 	3 – 0 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	6–5–1 	13 	
13 	October 29 	Detroit Red Wings 	5 – 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	SO 	Khabibulin 	16,839 	7–5–1 	15 	
14 	October 31 	Edmonton Oilers 	0 – 2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Khabibulin 	17,565 	7–6–1 	15 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	32	31	63 	6 	38
 	68	15	26	41 	-8 	33
 	65	17	20	37 	-8 	38
 	77	13	23	36 	-29	51
 	73	11	23	34 	-35	32
 	64	15	17	32 	-21	28
 	57	10	22	32 	-4 	16
 	82	5 	26	31 	-10	16
 	82	10	18	28 	-5 	31
 	60	11	16	27 	-17	12
 	22	7 	15	22 	7 	8
 	43	13	8 	21 	-9 	30
 	47	6 	13	19 	-16	26
 	76	9 	9 	18 	-18	62
 	35	7 	7 	14 	-4 	21
 	37	4 	9 	13 	-19	65
 	77	4 	9 	13 	3 	155
 	49	4 	7 	11 	-15	78
 	19	3 	8 	11 	7 	22
 	51	1 	8 	9 	5 	39
 	40	4 	4 	8 	-16	10
 	40	0 	7 	7 	-19	59
 	19	3 	4 	7 	-6 	16
 	27	0 	6 	6 	2 	48
 	72	0 	6 	6 	-18	50
 	42	0 	3 	3 	-21	12
 	9 	0 	2 	2 	-2 	4
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	-3 	0
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	1 	2
 	15	0 	1 	1 	-8 	43
 	8 	1 	0 	1 	-3 	8
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	13	0 	0 	0 	-3 	41
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	-5 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	7
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	48	2798	16	28	4 	152	3.26	1529	.901	3 	0	3	8
 	18	1089	7 	9 	2 	55 	3.03	602 	.909	0 	0	0	4
 	19	1075	4 	10	2 	64 	3.57	579 	.889	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.
== Awards and records ==
=== Records ===
*7 seconds: A new Oilers record for fastest two goals in a game by Sheldon Souray (11:07) and Ales Hemsky (11:14) on November 23, 2009.
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nikolai Khabibulin 	300th NHL Win 	October 6, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	200th NHL PIM 	October 10, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor Chorney 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	October 12, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jean-Francois Jacques 	1st NHL Assist 	October 12, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zack Stortini 	500th NHL PIM 	October 12, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Comrie 	400th NHL PIM 	October 19, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam Gagner 	100th NHL Point 	October 24, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Robert Nilsson 	200th NHL Game 	October 29, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ethan Moreau 	800th NHL Game 	October 31, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Marra 	1st NHL Game 	November 10, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dean Arsene 	1st NHL Game 	November 16, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Deslauriers 	1st NHL Shutout 	November 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Gilbert 	200th NHL Game 	November 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ales Hemsky 	100th NHL Goal 	November 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colin McDonald 	1st NHL Game 	November 27, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Devan Dubnyk 	1st NHL Game 	November 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colin McDonald 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	November 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Marra 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	November 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Robert Nilsson 	100th NHL Point 	December 11, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jean-Francois Jacques 	100th NHL PIM 	December 15, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Cogliano 	200th NHL Game 	December 21, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sheldon Souray 	1,000th NHL PIM 	December 21, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denis Grebeshkov 	200th NHL Game 	December 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	300th NHL Game 	December 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Staios 	1,200th NHL PIM 	December 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Horcoff 	600th NHL Game 	January 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick O'Sullivan 	100th NHL PIM 	January 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam Gagner 	200th NHL Game 	January 14, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam Gagner 	100th NHL PIM 	January 16, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denis Grebeshkov 	100th NHL PIM 	January 20, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jean-Francois Jacques 	100th NHL Game 	January 22, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Strudwick 	600th NHL Game 	January 26, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gilbert Brulé 	200th NHL Game 	January 30, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Horcoff 	400th NHL PIM 	February 1, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alex Plante 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	February 1, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	200th NHL PIM 	February 3, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zack Stortini 	200th NHL Game 	February 3, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ľubomír Višňovský 	600th NHL Game 	February 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Theo Peckham 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	March 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Motin 	1st NHL Game 	March 3, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zach Stortini 	600th NHL PIM 	March 5, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Potulny 	100th NHL Game 	March 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Cogliano 	100th NHL Point 	March 13, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gilbert BruléTheo Peckham	100th NHL PIM 	March 15, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Devan Dubnyk 	1st NHL Win 	March 19, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Gilbert 	100th NHL Point 	March 21, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Penner 	100th NHL Goal 	March 21, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Whitney 	300th NHL PIM 	March 26, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Charles Linglet 	1st NHL Game 	April 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fernando Pisani 	400th NHL Game 	April 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2009Oilers acquire two picks for Kyle Brodziak 	To Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak6th-round pick in 2009 - Darcy Kuemper	To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 2009 - Kyle Bigos5th-round pick in 2009 - Olivier Roy
June 27, 2009 	To Ottawa Senators 7th-round pick in 2009 - Michael Sdao 	To Edmonton Oilers 6th-round pick in 2010
July 9, 2009Oilers acquire conditional draft choice from New Jersey	To New Jersey Devils Tim Sestito 	To Edmonton Oilers Conditional draft pick
March 1, 2010Oilers acquire draft pick 	To Nashville Predators Denis Grebeshkov 	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010
March 2, 2010Oilers acquire Matt Marquardt 	To Boston Bruins Cody Wild 	To Edmonton Oilers Matt Marquardt
March 3, 2010Oilers acquire Ryan Whitney 	To Anaheim Ducks Ľubomír Višňovský 	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Whitney6th-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010Oilers acquire Johnson from Flames 	To Calgary Flames Steve Staios 	To Edmonton Oilers Aaron Johnson3rd-round pick in 2010 or 2011
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Nikolai KhabibulinOilers land Nikolai Khabibulin	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 years, $15 million
Chris MinardOilers sign pair 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $0.55 million
Matt NickersonOilers sign pair 	Ilves Tampere 	undisclosed
Dean ArseneOilers ink trio 	Hershey Bears 	1 year, $0.50 million
Mike ComrieOilers sign Comrie 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $1.125 million
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Dwayne RolosonIslanders Sign Veteran G Roloson 	New York Islanders 	2 years, $5.0 million
Dany SabourinB's Sign Fata and Sabourin 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $0.60 million
Ales KotalikRangers agree to terms with Kotalik	New York Rangers 	3 years, $9.0 million
Mathieu RoyBlue Jackets Sign D Mathieu Roy 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $0.525 million
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Ryan JonesOilers claim Ryan Jones	Nashville Predators	March 3, 2010
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Rob SchrempSCHREMP CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS 	New York Islanders	September 29, 2009
Steve MacIntyrePanthers Claim LW Steve MacIntyre From Edmonton	Florida Panthers 	November 10, 2009
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Johan MotinOilers sign Motin to entry level contract 	3 years, $1.912 million
Alex PlanteOilers sign Alex Plante to entry-level contract 	3 years, $2.625 million
Milan KytnarOilers sign Milan Kytnar to entry-level contract 	3-year entry-level contract
Jason StrudwickStrudwick re-signs with Oilers 	1 year, $0.70 million
Devan DubnykOilers ink trio 	1 year, $0.70 million
Toni RajalaOilers ink trio 	3-year entry-level contract
Denis GrebeshkovOilers bolster blueline 	1 year, $3.15 million
Liam ReddoxOilers sign Reddox and Potulny 	1 year, $0.515 million
Ryan PotulnyOilers sign Reddox and Potulny 	1 year, $0.595 million
Ladislav SmidOilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone	2 years, $2.7 million
Gilbert BruleOilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone	1 year, $0.80 million
Ryan StoneOilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone 	1 year, $0.60 million
Rob SchrempOilers agree to terms with Rob Schremp 	1 year, $0.715 million
Jeff PetryPetry signs entry level contract 	2 year entry-level contract
Charles LingletOilers sign & recall Charles Linglet 	1 year, $0.50 million
Linus OmarkOmark signs Entry Level Contract 	2 years, $1.75 million
Chris Vande VeldeChris Vande Velde signs NHL Entry Level contract 	2 year entry-level contract
== Roster ==
== Draft picks ==
Edmonton's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	10 	Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson	(LW) 	 	Timrå IK (Elitserien)
2 	40 	Anton Lander 	(C) 	 	Timrå IK (Elitserien)
3 	71 	Troy Hesketh 	(D) 	 	Minnetonka High School (United States High School)
3 	82 (from Philadelphia) 	Cameron Abney 	(RW) 	 	Everett Silvertips (Western Hockey League)
4 	99 (from Dallas via Tampa Bay and Minnesota)	Kyle Bigos 	(D) 	 	Vernon Vipers (British Columbia Hockey League)
4 	101 	Toni Rajala 	(RW) 	 	Ilves (SM-liiga)
5 	133 (from Minnesota) 	Olivier Roy 	(G) 	 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
== Farm teams ==
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== References ==
2009–10
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