The Copper & Blue, an Edmonton Oilers community

Just seven games into his NHL career it looks as if Nugent-Hopkins could play a significant role in remaking the Oilers into a contending team once again. He's the team leader in both goals and points but if the Oilers want their best shot to be a contender and win a Stanley Cup down the road they need to send Nugent-Hopkins back to Red Deer.

A brief post game interview with top prospect Ryan Nugent Hopkins

Theo Peckham was a rising star in the Oilers' organization. A year after an ankle injury, the rest of the organization is bearing down on him.