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Although Tomas Kopecky is not a household name, he is someone that could certainly be on the Edmonton Oilers radar. With Jordan Eberle and Ales Hemsky down the right side, Edmonton could use some size down the right side and Kopecky is 6'3" and over 200lbs. Although it is likely that Ryan Jones, Curtis Hamilton or Tyler Pitlick occupy that spot going forward, I think that Tomas Kopecky would be a great fit until our kids are ready to jump up into that role. He is currently 5th on a very talented Chicago team Although the majority of his points were from playing a top six role this year, he would be a nice luxury in our bottom 6.
Given his career year in Chicago this year with 14 goals and 27 assists for 41 points in 73 games, Chicago is unlikely able to sign him. Only 29, Kopecky is still entering his prime and likely looking for a pay raise- something Edmonton shouldn't have a problem offering him. Here is a great hit on Denis Gauthier and another awesome hit on Carle.
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