2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers season was the team's 38th season of play, its 31st as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2009–10 season was one of the poorest in franchise history as the Oilers finished last in the NHL. The team's 62 points was the second-lowest point total in franchise history (the lowest point total was 60 points obtained back in 1992–93). However, despite the misery endured that season, the Oilers were compensated on April 13, 2010, when they won the 2010 NHL Draft Lottery to pick first overall for the first time in franchise history.

2009–10 Edmonton Oilers
Division	5th Northwest
Conference	15th Western
2009–10 record	27–47–8
Home record	18–19–4
Road record	9–28–4
Goals for	214
Goals against	284
Team information
General manager	Steve Tambellini
Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Ethan Moreau
Alternate captains	Ales Hemsky Shawn Horcoff Sheldon Souray Steve Staios (Oct.–Mar.)
Arena	Rexall Place
Average attendance	16,839 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Springfield Falcons (AHL) Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Dustin Penner (32)
Assists	Dustin Penner (31)
Points	Dustin Penner (63)
Penalty minutes	Zack Stortini (155)
Plus/minus	Ales Hemsky (+7) Ryan Whitney (+7)
Wins	Jeff Deslauriers (16)
Goals against average	Nikolai Khabibulin (3.03)

The Oilers have missed the Stanley Cup 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.

Preseason

• On May 26, Pat Quinn was named as the new head coach of the Oilers, replacing Craig MacTavish.[1] Tom Renney and Wayne Fleming were named associate coach and assistant coach, respectively.
• On June 30, Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini aggressively 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, and he was eventually traded to the San Jose Sharks.
• On September 10, former Oiler Mike Comrie signed a one-year contract worth $1.125 million with the team that began his career. After a six-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 appreciation 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)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record
1	September 15	Edmonton Oilers	4-1	Calgary Flames		Jeff 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 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 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

The Oilers allowed 278 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals), the most in the League.[2][3][4]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division[5]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
2	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
3	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
4	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

Conference standings

Western Conference[6]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
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9	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Schedule and results

2009–10 Game Log
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
November: 3–7–3 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 New York Islanders Khabibulin 10,846 7–7–1 15 16 November 5 New York Rangers 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Khabibulin 16,839 7–8–1 15 17 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Khabibulin 12,118 8–8–1 17 18 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Ottawa Senators SO Deslauriers 17,977 8–8–2 18 19 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Buffalo Sabres Khabibulin 17,797 8–9–2 18 20 November 15 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Atlanta Thrashers Khabibulin 11,091 8–10–2 18 21 November 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Khabibulin 13,030 8–10–3 19 22 November 18 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 9–10–3 21 23 November 21 Chicago Blackhawks 5 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 9–11–3 21 24 November 23 Phoenix Coyotes 0 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 10–11–3 23 25 November 25 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 10–12–3 23 26 November 27 San Jose Sharks 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers SO Deslauriers 16,839 10–12–4 24 27 November 28 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 7 Vancouver Canucks Deslauriers 18,810 10–13–4 24
December: 6–8–0 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Detroit Red Wings Deslauriers 18,018 11–13–4 26 29 December 5 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Dallas Stars SO Deslauriers 15,860 12–13–4 28 30 December 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Florida Panthers SO Deslauriers 11,469 13–13–4 30 31 December 9 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Tampa Bay Lightning Deslauriers 13,477 14–13–4 32 32 December 11 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 St. Louis Blues Deslauriers 19,150 15–13–4 34 33 December 15 Los Angeles Kings 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–14–4 34 34 December 17 Nashville Predators 6 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–15–4 34 35 December 19 Washington Capitals 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–16–4 34 36 December 21 St. Louis Blues 7 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 15–17–4 34 37 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Minnesota Wild Deslauriers 18,250 15–18–4 34 38 December 26 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Vancouver Canucks Deslauriers 18,810 15–19–4 34 39 December 28 Calgary Flames 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 15–20–4 34 40 December 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–20–4 36 41 December 31 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Calgary Flames Deslauriers 19,289 16–21–4 36
January: 0–10–2 (Home: 0–6–2 ; Road: 0–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 San Jose Sharks Deslauriers 17,562 16–22–4 36 43 January 5 Phoenix Coyotes 5 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Deslauriers 16,839 16–22–5 37 44 January 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–23–5 37 45 January 12 Nashville Predators 5 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–24–5 37 46 January 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–25–5 37 47 January 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 San Jose Sharks Dubnyk 17,562 16–26–5 37 48 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 6 Colorado Avalanche Deslauriers 11,232 16–27–5 37 49 January 20 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Dubnyk 16,839 16–27–6 38 50 January 22 Dallas Stars 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 16–28–6 38 51 January 26 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–29–6 38 52 January 28 St. Louis Blues 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 16–30–6 38 53 January 30 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Calgary Flames Dubnyk 19,289 16–31–6 38
February: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 17–31–6 40 55 February 3 Philadelphia Flyers 0 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 18–31–6 42 56 February 4 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Minnesota Wild Deslauriers 18,168 18–32–6 42 57 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Deslauriers 16,571 18–33–6 42 58 February 8 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Phoenix Coyotes Deslauriers 13,421 18–34–6 42 59 February 10 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Anaheim Ducks Deslauriers 14,766 18–35–6 42 60 February 11 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Los Angeles Kings SO Deslauriers 18,118 19–35–6 44 61 February 14 Anaheim Ducks 7 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 19–36–6 44
March: 5–9–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 0–7–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Nashville Predators Deslauriers 15,682 19–37–6 44 63 March 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Chicago Blackhawks Dubnyk 22,204 19–38–6 44 64 March 5 Minnesota Wild 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Deslauriers 16,839 20–38–6 46 65 March 7 New Jersey Devils 0 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 21–38–6 48 66 March 9 Ottawa Senators 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 21–39–6 48 67 March 11 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Montreal Canadiens SO Dubnyk 21,273 21–39–7 49 68 March 13 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 6 Toronto Maple Leafs Deslauriers 19,246 21–40–7 49 69 March 15 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 5 Columbus Blue Jackets Dubnyk 13,603 21–41–7 49 70 March 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Minnesota Wild Deslauriers 18,474 21–42–7 49 71 March 19 Detroit Red Wings 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Dubnyk 16,839 22–42–7 51 72 March 21 San Jose Sharks 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 23–42–7 53 73 March 23 Vancouver Canucks 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 24–42–7 55 74 March 26 Anaheim Ducks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Deslauriers 16,839 24–43–7 55 75 March 28 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 St. Louis Blues Dubnyk 19,150 24–44–7 55 76 March 30 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Detroit Red Wings Deslauriers 19,343 24–45–7 55
April: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Dallas Stars Dubnyk 17,626 24–46–7 55 78 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 Phoenix Coyotes SO Deslauriers 17,143 24–46–8 56 79 April 5 Minnesota Wild 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk 16,839 25–46–8 58 80 April 7 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Deslauriers 16,839 26–46–8 60 81 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Los Angeles Kings SO Dubnyk 18,118 27–46–8 62 82 April 11 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 7 Anaheim Ducks Deslauriers 16,392 27–47–8 62 Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Schedule

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Dustin Penner 82 32 31 63 6 38 Sam Gagner 68 15 26 41 -8 33 Gilbert Brule 65 17 20 37 -8 38 Shawn Horcoff 77 13 23 36 -29 51 Patrick O'Sullivan 73 11 23 34 -35 32 Ryan Potulny 64 15 17 32 -21 28 Lubomir Visnovsky^‡ 57 10 22 32 -4 16 Tom Gilbert 82 5 26 31 -10 16 Andrew Cogliano 82 10 18 28 -5 31 Robert Nilsson 60 11 16 27 -17 12 Ales Hemsky 22 7 15 22 7 8 Mike Comrie 43 13 8 21 -9 30 Denis Grebeshkov^‡ 47 6 13 19 -16 26 Ethan Moreau 76 9 9 18 -18 62 Marc-Antoine Pouliot 35 7 7 14 -4 21 Sheldon Souray 37 4 9 13 -19 65 Zack Stortini 77 4 9 13 3 155 Jean-Francois Jacques 49 4 7 11 -15 78 Ryan Whitney^† 19 3 8 11 7 22 Ladislav Smid 51 1 8 9 5 39 Fernando Pisani 40 4 4 8 -16 10 Steve Staios^‡ 40 0 7 7 -19 59 Aaron Johnson^† 19 3 4 7 -6 16 Ryan Stone 27 0 6 6 2 48 Jason Strudwick 72 0 6 6 -18 50 Taylor Chorney 42 0 3 3 -21 12 Liam Reddox 9 0 2 2 -2 4 Chris Minard 5 0 1 1 -3 0 Colin McDonald 2 1 0 1 1 0 Ryan O'Marra 3 0 1 1 0 0 Alex Plante 4 0 1 1 1 2 Theo Peckham 15 0 1 1 -8 43 Ryan Jones^† 8 1 0 1 -3 8 Johan Motin 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Dean Arsene 13 0 0 0 -3 41 Charles Linglet 5 0 0 0 -5 2 Steve MacIntyre^‡ 4 0 0 0 0 7

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Jeff Deslauriers 48 2798 16 28 4 152 3.26 1529 .901 3 0 3 8 Nikolai Khabibulin 18 1089 7 9 2 55 3.03 602 .909 0 0 0 4 Devan Dubnyk 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
Player	Milestone	Reached
Nikolai Khabibulin	300th NHL Win	October 6, 2009
Ales Hemsky	200th NHL PIM	October 10, 2009
Taylor Chorney	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 12, 2009
Jean-Francois Jacques	1st NHL Assist
Zack Stortini	500th NHL PIM
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
Ales Hemsky	100th NHL Goal
Colin McDonald	1st NHL Game	November 27, 2009
Devan Dubnyk	1st NHL Game	November 28, 2009
Colin McDonald	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point
Ryan O'Marra	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Zack Stortini	1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick	December 9, 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
Denis Grebeshkov	200th NHL Game	December 23, 2009
Dustin Penner	300th NHL Game	December 28, 2009
Steve Staios	1,200th NHL PIM
Shawn Horcoff	600th NHL Game	January 7, 2010
Patrick O'Sullivan	100th NHL PIM
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 Brule	200th NHL Game	January 30, 2010
Shawn Horcoff	400th NHL PIM	February 1, 2010
Alex Plante	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point
Dustin Penner	200th NHL PIM	February 3, 2010
Zack Stortini	200th NHL Game
Lubomir Visnovsky	600th NHL Game	February 4, 2010
Theo Peckham	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	March 2, 2010
Johan Motin	1st NHL Game	March 3, 2010
Zack Stortini	600th NHL PIM	March 5, 2010
Ryan Potulny	100th NHL Game	March 7, 2010
Andrew Cogliano	100th NHL Point	March 13, 2010
Gilbert Brule Theo 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
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 June 27, 2009[7] To Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak 6th-round pick in 2009 To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 2009 5th-round pick in 2009 June 27, 2009 To Ottawa Senators 7th-round pick in 2009 To Edmonton Oilers 6th-round pick in 2010 July 9, 2009[8] To New Jersey Devils Tim Sestito To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations March 1, 2010[9] To Nashville Predators Denis Grebeshkov To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010 March 2, 2010[10] To Boston Bruins Cody Wild To Edmonton Oilers Matt Marquardt March 3, 2010[11] To Anaheim Ducks Lubomir Visnovsky To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Whitney 6th-round pick in 2010 March 3, 2010[12] To Calgary Flames Steve Staios To Edmonton Oilers Aaron Johnson 3rd-round pick in 2011

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Nikolai Khabibulin[13] Chicago Blackhawks 4 years, $15 million Chris Minard[14] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000 Matt Nickerson[15] Ilves undisclosed Dean Arsene[16] Hershey Bears 1 year, $500,000 Mike Comrie[17] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $1.125 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Dwayne Roloson[18] New York Islanders 2 years, $5 million Dany Sabourin[19] Boston Bruins 1 year, $600,000 Ales Kotalik[20] New York Rangers 3 years, $9 million Mathieu Roy[21] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $525,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ryan Jones[22] Nashville Predators March 3, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Rob Schremp[23] New York Islanders September 29, 2009 Steve MacIntyre[24] Florida Panthers November 10, 2009

Player signings Player Contract terms Johan Motin[25] 3 years, $1.912 million Alex Plante[26] 3 years, $2.625 million Milan Kytnar[27] 3 years, $1.7 million Jason Strudwick[28] 1 year, $700,000 Devan Dubnyk[29] 1 year, $700,000 Toni Rajala[30] 3 years, 1.9125 million Denis Grebeshkov[31] 1 year, $3.15 million Liam Reddox[32] 1 year, $515,000 Ryan Potulny[33] 1 year, $595,000 Ladislav Smid[34] 2 years, $2.7 million Gilbert Brule[35] 1 year, $800,000 Ryan Stone[36] 1 year, $600,000 Rob Schremp[37] 1 year, $715,000 Jeff Petry[38] 2 years, $1.7 million Charles Linglet[39] 1 year, $500,000 Linus Omark[40] 2 years, $1.75 million Chris VandeVelde[41] 2 years, $1.49 million

Final roster

Updated April 15, 2010.[42]

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#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8		Dean Arsene	D	L	29	2009	Murrayville, British Columbia
67		Gilbert Brule	C	R	23	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
41		Taylor Chorney	D	L	22	2005	Thunder Bay, Ontario
13		Andrew Cogliano	C	L	22	2005	Toronto, Ontario
91		Mike Comrie	C	L	29	2009	Edmonton, Alberta
38		Jeff Deslauriers	G	R	25	2002	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
40		Devan Dubnyk	G	L	23	2004	Calgary, Alberta
89		Sam Gagner	C	R	20	2007	London, Ontario
77		Tom Gilbert	D	R	27	2004	Minneapolis, Minnesota
83		Ales Hemsky (A)	RW	R	26	2001	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
10		Shawn Horcoff (A)	C	L	31	1998	Trail, British Columbia
22		Jean-Francois Jacques	LW	L	24	2003	Terrebonne, Quebec
2		Aaron Johnson	D	L	26	2010	Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
28		Ryan Jones	LW	R	25	2010	Chatham, Ontario
35		Nikolai Khabibulin	G	L	37	2009	Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
36		Charles Linglet	LW	L	27	2010	Montreal, Quebec
18		Ethan Moreau (C)	LW	L	34	1999	Huntsville, Ontario
12		Robert Nilsson	LW	L	25	2007	Calgary, Alberta
19		Patrick O'Sullivan	C	L	25	2009	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
49		Theo Peckham	D	L	22	2006	Richmond Hill, Ontario
27		Dustin Penner	LW	L	27	2007	Winkler, Manitoba
34		Fernando Pisani	RW	L	33	1996	Edmonton, Alberta
16		Ryan Potulny	C	L	25	2008	Grand Forks, North Dakota
78		Marc-Antoine Pouliot	C	R	24	2003	Quebec City, Quebec
5		Ladislav Smid	D	L	24	2006	Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia
44		Sheldon Souray (A)	D	L	33	2007	Elk Point, Alberta
32		Ryan Stone	C	L	25	2009	Calgary, Alberta
46		Zack Stortini	RW	R	24	2003	Elliot Lake, Ontario
43		Jason Strudwick	D	L	34	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
6		Ryan Whitney	D	L	27	2010	Scituate, Massachusetts

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 Paajarvi-Svensson	(LW)	Sweden	Timra IK (Elitserien)
2	40	Anton Lander	(C)	Sweden	Timra IK (Elitserien)
3	71	Troy Hesketh	(D)	United States	Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
3	82 (from Philadelphia)	Cameron Abney	(RW)	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
4	99 (from Dallas via Tampa Bay and Minnesota)	Kyle Bigos	(D)	United States	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
4	101	Toni Rajala	(RW)	Finland	Ilves (SM-liiga)
5	133 (from Minnesota)	Olivier Roy	(G)	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)

Farm teams

• The Oilers are affiliated with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League and the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL.

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

References

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29. Oilers ink trio
30. Oilers ink trio
31. Oilers bolster blueline
32. Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
33. Oilers sign Reddox and Potulny
34. Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
35. Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
36. Oilers sign Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule & Ryan Stone
37. Oilers agree to terms with Rob Schremp
38. Petry signs entry level contract
39. Oilers sign & recall Charles Linglet
40. Omark signs Entry Level Contract
41. Chris Vande Velde signs NHL Entry Level contract
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