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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
If Nurse becomes as good as Phaneuf before his leg/hip issues, I will be more worried about him than Connor McDavid. Prime Dion Phaneuf is literally exactly what the Oilers need.
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Dion's was the most explosive defenseman in the game at the beginning of his career. It's obvious that he isn't the player who was the third Calder nominee with Crosby and Ovechkin.
His downfall is entirely injury related - If he could still move like he was 23, he'd be a 9M player.
When I watched Nurse at the World Juniors, I saw a kid who has all the tools to be a devastating defenseman in the NHL. We should be so lucky if the Oilers ruin him.