Dustin Penner RUMORS & NEWS

Grantland "I started bringing my daughter to Kings games last November, after I bought season tickets behind one of their goals for the season. She knew nothing about hockey, started learning on the fly, and ended up liking the sport about 100 times more than I ever expected. One of her first questions: "Why..." May 29

L.A. Daily News "Humor is often used as a coping mechanism to deal with life's stresses. It's no wonder Dustin Penner is the jokester of the Kings locker room. Even when he scored more pancakes than goals, he still tried to make others laugh with his sarcastic nature. It was a way to ease the tension that..." May 29

Ottawa Sun "Much criticism and many jokes have been made about Dustin "Pancake" Penner, but it wouldn't come as a shock if Senators GM Bryan Murray shows interest in the 6-foot-4, 240-pound (on a good day) Los Angeles winger when he becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. The two have a history,..." May 08

Los Angeles Times "One successful finish off a two-on-one does not erase about a year of star-crossed misery. At least, for the Kings' Dustin Penner, it represented a start. Penner's goal in the third period against Nashville on Saturday put the Kings ahead for good and ignited a three-goal outburst from them..." March 19

Edmonton Journal "In the most recent episode of the TV series, Oil Change, head coach Tom Renney is at the Edmonton Oilers' trade-deadline-day headquarters on his cellphone telling Dustin Penner that he's been moved. "Pens ... Tom here. Good and bad news," said Renney. The bad news was Penner was leaving the..." March 29

Los Angeles Times "Winger Dustin Penner, acquired by the Kings from Edmonton on Monday, fell in love with Southern California when he played for the Ducks and bought a summer home in Newport Beach. He didn't expect to use his home during hockey season, but he spent Tuesday night there before participating in his..." March 03

Los Angeles Times "Who would have thought that the Kings would make the most prominent trade on the NHL's trading deadline day? But there it is: Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi acquired left wing Dustin Penner -- a member of the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup championship team -- from Edmonton for minor-league..." March 01

Edmonton Sun "Dustin Penner and Ales Hemsky know better than to send out their dry cleaning. And as the trade deadline draws even closer, they'll know better than to buy green bananas. As they near the end of their contracts, both can't help wondering if they're nearing the end of their time in..." February 10

Edmonton Sun "It's now fewer than four weeks to the NHL trade deadline and the compelling question lurking in the background all season soon has to come out from behind the curtains. What do you do with Ales Hemsky and Dustin Penner? Or, from another angle, what will Dustin Penner and Ales Hemsky do a..." February 04