Let's get random!

Pardon for this post, but I have a lot on my mind. That means, just like Lady Sovereign, it’s time get random…

…Big Dustin Penner is starting to do things Oiler fans have never seen before and that’s digging in the corners on the forecheck. Penner has had a strong showing so far this pre-season, especially with how he is going to the net. This could be — cross your fingers — a breakout year for Penner after having a terrible season…

…If Penner does have a breakout year, that will be crucial for the Oilers since the team still has nine forwards on the roster who are all under six-feet-tall, and everyone is getting tired of hearing about it. TSN analysts talk about it, bloggers yak about it like it’s the be all and end all in Edmonton — yawn. The size issue will be addressed before the season starts…

…And like I said back in Sept. 24, the Nashville Predators are pitching the Oilers for a deal, and word is that’s not the only team interested. Tambellini could work out a deal that could mean making large salary dump for the Oilers as it gets a solid, tough forward in return. It’s simple math. The Oilers are over the cap by $800,000 and it has plenty of young, small and talented forwards. A deal will be done before Oct. 3…

…Speaking of young talented forwards, and since this is a random post, signing Theo Fleury to a small contract would be one way of sticking it to Calgary after the Flames inked Curtis Glencross last season when he bolted from the Oil. Fleury, who is definitely aging, has created waves in the NHL pre-season with his performance after kicking his much talked-about drug and alcohol addiction. His performance this pre-season was inspiring until GM Darryl Sutter showed him the door. The Oilers do need a player that has plenty of heart, especially after looking uninspired throughout all of last season…

…Grant Fuhr’s last season in his career was with the Calgary Flames back in 2000, just to add more fodder to the Fleury idea. Fuhr’s last game ever was against his old Oilers and he was a backup until late in that third period when the game was out of hand for the Flames. I was there and it was a memorable game in the Saddledome…

…Flames suck…