Hughes will be a top unit power play specialist and a bottom 4 d-man. He is a defensive liability at 5-9 and 170 lb. Pushed around at times at U of M. The Red Wings already have to many smurf d-men in the system. Bouchard is an all around d -man that can play in all situations.
It will matter if the Red Wings take that RHD that the Oilers want.
It won't really because if all RHD are taken by that point there's still Wahlstrom which fills the sniper RW the Oilers still need as well. Our LD is strong so as long as Hughes doesn't magically fall to 10 then will be better option for us then Ty Smith.