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Dustin Penner got hurt eating pancakes

Los Angeles Kings v Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO, CANADA - DECEMBER 19: Dustin Penner #25 of the Los Angeles Kings shoots during warmup before NHL action against the Toronto Maple Leafs at The Air Canada Centre December 19, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)

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Dustin Penner’s tenure in Los Angeles hasn’t exactly been well received. The Kings brought him in last season to be a potential goal scorer and piece to get them deep into the playoffs. Since then he’s scored just four goals (five if you include the playoffs) and he’s found his way into the doghouse more often than not.

Now he’s finding new and inventive ways to get hurt... Like eating pancakes. Rich Hammond of L.A. Kings Insider has the story of how Penner managed to hurt his back while eating breakfast.

“Apparently it’s one of those mysterious things, where you can throw it out (from) sneezing. I just leaned over to dip into some delicious pancakes that my wife made. It’s just like it [the pain] wraps around you and squeezes. … So it was disappointing. Hopefully it’s just an isolated incident, and not something that’s going to become chronic.”

Penner said the pain was so bad he needed help putting his clothes on. This won’t help the notion that Penner is always out of shape, a popular storyline during training camp for the struggling Kings forward.

Then again, if his wife’s pancakes are that good, gorging yourself on them is a delicious way to end up on the injured list.