Oilers win Stanley Cup

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Originally Posted by othicx

the Oilers don't need Hopkins, they need a really solid D man or a number one center. And then they need someone with experiance and drive like Ryan Smyth to lead all the young guys and show them how to play. We already have a ton of good forwards, don't really need another

They need a #1 center and Nugent-Hopkins is the guy.They have a #1 D-man in Ryan Whitney. Typically, defencemen take longer to develop that forwards. Yes, Adam Larssen is a great young d-man but may not fit in right away. Should be interesting to see what happens.