"Dustin Penner had weight issues while he was an Oiler, so maybe it's not a surprise he hurt himself while eating pancakes on the weekend.

The Los Angeles Kings forward was sidelined for one game after injuring his back in the bizarre breakfast mishap.

"Apparently it's one of those mysterious things, where you can throw it out (from) sneezing," Penner told the L.A. Kings Insider.

"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 his back hurt so badly he needed his wife's help to put on his clothes.

The controversial six-foot-four winger was traded - after four seasons in Edmonton - from the Oilers to the Kings during the 2010-2011."