Here is the season review for the Edmonton Oilers for the 2007-2008 NHL season.

2007-2008 Record: 41-35-6, 88 points, fourth in Northwest, ninth in West.

Head Coach: Craig MacTavish

General Manager: Kevin Lowe

Top Three Players: Ales Hemsky, Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff.

Team MVP: Ales Hemsky, F, 74-20-51-71-34, minus-9.  Hemsky was the best player on a less-than-talented Edmonton Oilers team.  He was not good defensively, but then again, no one was.

Rookie of the Year: Sam Gagner, F.  No doubt here, Gagner is the real deal, and will be great for years to come.  As long as Burkie doesn’t take him with a massive offer sheet (yuck yuck yuck…I crack myself up).  But seriously, though, he is a great guy, and ten times better than his dad was.  No one expected him to play in the NHL this year, but he did amazing.

Bust: Dustin Penner, F.  After being signed to a huge offer sheet, Kevin Lowe now looks like an idiot, after Penner did not even reach the 50-point plateau this year.

Surprise: Sam Gagner, F.  See rookie of the year.

Playoffs: Did not qualify.

Season Analysis: Kevin Lowe needs to start making some moves, and quick.  He has no early first round draft pick the next few years because of the Dustin Penner signing, but he does have Anaheim’s pick this year because of the Chris Pronger trade. 

However, he can revive his team by signing a few players that can lead him to the playoffs, as he missed them by one spot this year.  Gagner will get better, as will hopefully Penner and Pitkanen, and they may be able to propel this team into the playoffs to help a championship starved team.