January 4, 2006 in League news

20 yrs ago · 1 min read

Denis Enjoys Early Success as Oiler

Matt Seaman

GM, Edmonton Oilers

-Edmonton-

In a deal seen as a lateral move at best, Edmonton dealt Mathieu Garon and Andrew Ference to the Atlanta Thrashers for Marc Denis and Shawn Heins.

Well, early on, the deal seems to be paying off. Denis has been spectacular in his 3 starts for the Oilers thus far. Being a star in each game, earning one shutout and sharing in another.

Marc Denis Stats (After 3)

GP: 3
MINS: 138
AVG.: 0.44
W: 3
L: 0
T: 0
EN: 0
SO: 1* (split a shutout with Yann Danis in game 1)
GA: 1
SA: 82
SV%: .988

In these 3 games he has shot up the goaltender rankings, now firmly in place in the top 13.

Hopefully, This trend will continue.