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Heading into the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers face a tough decision. For other 30 NHL teams, it is a problem and they would love to have.

Do they select Taylor or Tyler?

As the top two players available in the draft, Taylor Hall of the Memorial Cup Champion Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL have established themselves and will likely be picked first and second. Hence, which player should be selected first is one of the biggest debates heading into the draft. With the first overall pick, the Edmonton Oilers will settle the dispute as to who the top pick will be.

The Oilers are rumored to be in favor of selecting Hall (a left wing), even though they have needs at center (where Seguin plays). Hall has a crowd-pleasing game that has Edmonton fans giddy with excitement and he is the winner of two straight Memorial Cups. When he visited Edmonton a short time ago, the chef at the restaurant he was eating at came out to have his apron signed by Hall.

To improve a defense that allowed a league-worst 3.39 goals per game last season, the Oilers also see this draft as an opportunity. Expect them to take a defenseman such as Alexander Petrovic or Jarred Tinordi, when they pick again with the 31st overall pick. Both players are at least 6-4. He would immediately be one of the biggest players on the team, if either of them becomes an Edmonton Oiler.