Eberle will never be a player who can carry a line. What other players were given 6 million per year at the age of 22 after one good NHL season, and not ever having played on a winning team? John Tavares got 5.5 and he's a center. This just shows how crazy it was to offer Eberle that contract when the Oilers did. Hall shows flashes, but ultimately I think he needs a strong leader and more help if he wants to be on a winning NHL team.
I think Nugent-Hopkins by far has the most hockey smarts of that group. In the right situation he could become a good 1A center. But he is the one guy the Oilers need to hang onto given how bad they are at center. He is actually the one I might feel bad for on that team.
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