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More information on Darnell Nurse’s trade preferences is coming out after he agreed to seek a trade from the Edmonton Oilers. The news broke on Wednesday that Nurse has requested a trade, providing a list of 3-5 teams the left-shot defenceman would waive his full no-move clause to go to. Elliotte Friedman said on the…
The Edmonton Oilers appear closer than ever to moving Darnell Nurse after the veteran defenseman reportedly requested a trade and several teams expressed interest in acquiring him. Speaking on Friday’s episode of 32 Thoughts, NHL analyst Elliotte Friedman confirmed there…
The Edmonton Oilers have sure gotten themselves into a mess, haven’t they? The Mike Babcock saga has quickly turned the biggest off-season in franchise history into a soap opera. The outside noise has reached a fever pitch across the hockey world. Former defenceman Frank Corrado, who played for Babcock in Toronto in 2015-16 and 2016-17,…
It is difficult to score in the NHL. Not exactly breaking news. That’s why only eight players, including Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, and Nathan MacKinnon, reached the 100-point…
Let’s get one thing straight right off the rip here. No one, and we mean no one, is going to be suggesting that trading for Darnell Nurse is a good decision as far as maintaining a good hockey team is concerned. He is, with little argument, the most overpaid player in the entire NHL. Any…
Nothing is done yet, no trade has been made, so let’s start by acknowledging that before anyone start lighting me up in the comments or arguing about what this unknown trade will look like. As of this moment, Darnell Nurse is still an Edmonton Oiler, but after Mark Spector and Elliotte Friedman reported that he’s…
More news broke this week when Darnell Nurse requested a trade from the Edmonton Oilers. Now, reports say Nurse’s trade request targets two playoff teams, according to David Pagnotta of the Fourth Period. “According to Friedman and Mark Spector, the Nurse camp have given the Oilers a list of three-to-five teams he would waive his no-movement clause […] The post Oilers rumors: Darnell Nurse linked to 2 playoff teams after trade request appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Darnell Nurse has requested a trade out of Edmonton. When did this happen, who is on his list, and what’s next? Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators…
After parts of 12 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, defenseman Darnell Nurse is reportedly seeking a trade. According to The Inquirer‘s Jackie Spiegel, there is mutual interest between Nurse and…
Successful teams don’t just influence how opponents build their rosters. They influence how organizations think about leadership. This year’s Stanley Cup Final features two perennial contenders that have built their success in different ways. The Carolina Hurricanes have become one of hockey’s most forward-thinking and analytical organizations, while the Vegas Golden Knights remain the league’s…
The Edmonton Oilers ' coaching search has become one of the more complicated organizational situations in recent NHL memory, and Frank Seravalli introduced a new name that very few people were expecting. Speaking on Frankly Hockey , Seravalli said the Oilers may need to think outside the box depending on how the Mike Babcock situation resolves. "If not Bruce Cassidy, if not Mike Babcock, Laviolette is already gone," Seravalli said. "Prepare yourself for the possibility of Darryl Sutter. I'...
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Darnell Nurse trade request, the Mike Babcock rumours, and much more. The guys kicked off this week’s episode of Real Life with a conversation about…
For over a decade, Darnell Nurse has been one of the faces of the Edmonton Oilers. From the dark rebuilding years to multiple deep playoff runs, Nurse has been a…
Early in his NHL career, Wayne Gretzky appeared on the soap opera, The Young and the Restless. He played a mobster out of “The Edmonton Office.” Gretzky was a big fan of soap operas and was thrilled when he was asked to be on the show. In the 1980s, being on a soap opera was…
Some Edmonton Oilers fans used to pray for times like this. News dropped Thursday afternoon when Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Mark Spector reported that Darnell Nurse had requested a trade out of Edmonton, that it’s time for a fresh start for the defenceman. Fans and media alike took to social media instantly to share their…
The Edmonton Oilers' blueline will look a little different next season, as veteran Darnell Nurse has requested a trade. Nurse admits he's ready for a change of scenery, and general manager Stan Bowman is now tasked with facilitating a trade for his most expensive d-man. Insert the San Jose Sharks. GM Mike Grier is looking to fill out his defense core, as the Sharks only have two defencemen signed to NHL contracts for next season. Nurse fits the bill as a potential target, and also helps that S...
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking around in the trade market for a defenseman and according to reports are at least interested in Oilers blueliner Darnell Nurse. While it might initially make zero sense, there is a world where it’s a great trade for Philadelphia. How quickly things change. Two out of the last three seasons, Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse was part of a team that went to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals, losing both times to the Panthers. Nurse, now 31, was eating up a ...
On Thursday’s episode of Canucks Conversation, David Quadrelli and Harman Dayal were joined by Oilersnation’s Baggedmilk to discuss the Edmonton Oilers’ reported interest in Mike Babcock and why the potential hire has left many fans scratching their heads. Baggedmilk admitted he shouldn’t have been surprised by the development, but that didn’t make it any…
Darnell Nurse was a victim of his own success in 2021 – he could never live up to the massive contract he signed with the Edmonton Oilers after his 16-goal season in the all-Canadian COVID division. The truth is, he’s never been that guy, viewing himself as better offensively than he truly was. The mistakes…
Welcome back to NHL Notebook — the series here at CanucksArmy where we deliver you news and notes from around the National Hockey League — oftentimes through a Vancouver Canucks-tinted lens! With the rising cap to come over the next few years, the NHL’s flat-cap era is officially behind us. As a result, we don’t see a…
The Edmonton Oilers have been on the cusp of a Stanley Cup for the past few seasons, but after falling […]
A major NHL offseason shakeup may be coming in Edmonton, and that too soon. According to Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman, Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse has informed the organization that he would like to be traded. He is opening the…
Smarter people than I have already asked the necessary questions. Why are the Oilers going down this road with Babcock? What could they possibly be thinking? No, really, what’s the upside? They tell us not to worry. The thing about it is that as fans, all we have is our worry. Or our elation, our…
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse has reportedly requested a trade from the only NHL team he has ever known.
One of the longest-serving members of the Edmonton Oilers has requested a trade. A week after a report surfaced that the organization would approach Darnell Nurse to ask him to waive his no-movement clause, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Mark Spector reported Thursday that the defenceman wants out. The previous report, from Spector, indicated that the…