Penner takes advantage of clean slate in Edmonton

He was the center of the Brian Burke-Kevin Lowe feud two seasons ago. He was the main resident in Craig MacTavish's doghouse last season. Fans taunted him with "overpaid" chants and were lining up to purchase his ticket out of town. This season? Dustin Penner(notes) is beginning to prove why he's worth the high price that Lowe paid for him two summers ago when he signed the 27-year old to an offer sheet, gaving up two first-round picks and a second and third-rounder in the process.Through 13 games for the Edmonton Oilers, Penner has scored nine goals and 19 points, including a 5-point night against Columbus last week that included standing ovation from the Rexall Center fans. On Thursday night he put up a 4-point showing against Detroit in a 6-5 victory. The Manitoba native told NHL.com's Dan Rosen that making mistakes under Pat Quinn and Tom Renney don't equate to one-way tickets to the doghouse like they did when MacTavish was behind the bench: "I gu...