For the Edmonton Oilers, it's clear that the team needs to free up some salary cap space and improve their defense, and trading Darnell Nurse might be the way to do both.
Nurse is currently on the Daily Faceoff trade target list.
For a number of weeks now, one member of the Edmonton Oilers has found their way on Daily Faceoff's Trade Targets list: Darnell Nurse. The most recent one, as compiled by Frank Seravalli, had Nurse listed as No. 29 of 30, where he highlighted some of...
Nurse's contract is a hefty $9.25M for the next six years. This playoffs, the 30 year-old set a league record for the worst plus-minus with a brutal -15.
Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse appears on Daily Faceoff trade targets list
Nurse's 10 goals and 32 points in 81 games meant the cost per point was $0.29 million with his cap hit at $9.25M million. If Jeff Jackson and the Oilers truly want to construct the best roster, Nurse could be the next man out the door.