Darnell Nurse Increasing His Checklist Helped Facilitate a Commerce

The Edmonton Oilers’ partnership with Hockey-reference.com/gamers/n/nurseda01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-01_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Darnell Nurse has come to an finish. On July 1st, the primary day of NHL Free Company, the Oilers despatched Darnell Nurse to the San Jose Sharks for Hockey-reference.com/gamers/m/mukhash01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-01_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Shakir Mukhamadullin and prospect Zack Sharp.

The Oilers didn’t retain any of Nurse’s $9.25 million wage, which was the purpose from the beginning, when Nurse requested for a commerce and submitted an inventory of three groups: the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, and Pittsburgh Penguins. That record received expanded to the San Jose Sharks, who saved calling about his providers.

Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval joined Sirius XM NHL Community Radio on Wednesday, July 1st with Steve Kouleas and Dennis Bernstein, and was requested how the Edmonton Oilers had been in a position to transfer the whole lot of Darnell Nurse’s contract.

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Steve Kouleas: “Did you consider Nurse’s contract may very well be moved in its entirety? What did you make of the Oilers and Nurse, Shakir Mukhamadullin and backfilling with Hockey-reference.com/gamers/s/sheary01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-01_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Ryan Shea, who had an excellent yr final season with the Pittsburgh Penguins?”

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Dave Pagnotta: “It sounded Kooli, it sounded on the draft, and DB, you had been there with me as we had been operating round attempting to get again to you, Kooli. It gave the impression of there was motion from Anaheim and San Jose, that they had been keen to tackle Nurse’s full cap hit, and that the Pittsburghs, the Bostons, and the Philadelphias needed to take action with retention.

Then they’d offers in place that simply weren’t clearly aren’t there from Edmonton’s perspective. They needed to liberate as a lot as they might; they utilized that cash in the present day (Wednesday), however that was the target. And when push got here to shove, Nurse in the end determined, ‘Okay, look, that is going to be my most suitable choice. I’m going to must wave right here and broaden my record.’

They discovered the proper cope with the Sharks and pulled it off. Going again to him, if he wasn’t keen to try this, then there was a risk that both one of many different groups are gonna have to switch their necessities within the commerce, or that, if this will get extended, he must begin the season.

I believe there was an understanding from either side, from each the Oilers’ and Nurse’s sides, that the wedding was over. And let’s get you a brand new dwelling and liberate that entire pop.”

Following the commerce, Darnell Nurse admitted it was time for a contemporary begin in San Jose. As talked about, the Oilers signed Ryan Shea to a five-year, $20 million cope with a $4 million AAV as soon as they shed Nurse’s wage.

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It was time for Darnell Nurse and the Edmonton Oilers to go their separate. As Florida Panthers GM Invoice Zito mentioned of Hockey-reference.com/gamers/b/bobrose01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-01_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Sergei Bobrovsky shifting on, “Issues occur the place selections get made, and folks transfer on, and it’s part of our recreation.”

That’s precisely what occurred on this state of affairs. It was time for brand new beginnings for each the Edmonton Oilers and Darnell Nurse.

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