Posts About "Darnell Nurse"
What Will Darnell Nurse Cost the Oilers?
February 14th, 2018 Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse is a restricted free agent (RFA) this summer. The Andrej Sekera injury at the start of the season created an opportunity for one of Nurse, or Matt Benning a chance to play top-four minutes. Benning was first but faltered. Once Nurse got his look, he gradually took off and has undoubtedly been one...Darnell Nurse: "I Don't Have Dreams. I Have Goals"
February 2nd, 2018 A recent article by SportsNet columnist Mark Spector pointed out something very interesting about young defenceman Darnell Nurse that is worth noting. When asked what type of defenceman Nurse believes he could become in his wildest dreams, he answered the question with undoubtedly one of the best answers anyone could ever give to a...The Electrifying Emergence of Darnell Nurse
January 23rd, 2018 It's been well over a decade since the Edmonton Oilers possessed an elite top-pairing defender. Following the Oilers' appearance in the 2005-06 Stanley Cup Final, Chris Pronger was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a bounty of players and draft picks. And, in the ten seasons which followed, Edmonton toiled with mediocrity en...Darnell Nurse Delivering on Promise
December 19th, 2017 To have expected Darnell Nurse to come out of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and immediately turn into a bonafide top-four defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers was never a realistic ask. After all, up until last season, this was an organization that had been void of impactful veteran blueliners for so long that there was zero chance of a kid...
Oilers Need Someone to Step up After Poor Start
October 10th, 2017 It's been a tough start for the Edmonton Oilers in 2017-18, and the offseason decisions made by general manager Peter Chiarelli are already coming into question. With the injury to defenseman Andrej Sekera, the Oilers had a hole in their top four. He also traded a consistent 20-goal scorer, Jordan Eberle, to the New York Islanders for...Benning Could Be Key to Oilers Season
September 16th, 2017 When the Edmonton Oilers announced the signing of Matt Benning to a two-year deal in August of 2016, many felt the club had lucked out and stumbled upon a player with the potential of eventually developing into a second pairing NHL defenceman. Isn’t it funny how expectations can change over the course of a calendar year? Instead...
