Player Discussion Darnell Nurse is a #1 dman

[foshizzle]

Yeah his scoring dries up too. In the regular season he is a 40-point d-man but in the playoffs that takes a nose dive.

In fact, 2022 is the only playoff where Nurse has even scored a goal in his career (he had two).

I'm at my wit's end with this player. It seems like his mental game is just getting worse and worse, but it's also his inability to learn from mistakes. His hockey sense isn't good enough for him to improve, especially at this age. Both his plays on the goals the other night are the same mistake he's been making for years.

At this point- he is who he is. A 9.25M d man who needs to be babysat

Yeah, he immediately told the bench it was his fault and then screamed an expletive because he didn't think it was his fault?

There's a bazillion real things to shit on Nurse for right now. I don't get making up dumb shit to pile on.

What’s dumb shit? His century low +/-? Did you read what I wrote? Or even understand it? He thinks the extent of his mistake was the puck going through his legs. Not that his stick was in the air, not that he was facing the wrong way, not that he did t cover his man. His focus is the puck got by him.

 

[McDNicks17]

What’s dumb shit? His century low +/-? Did you read what I wrote? Or even understand it? He thinks the extent of his mistake was the puck going through his legs. Not that his stick was in the air, not that he was facing the wrong way, not that he did t cover his man. His focus is the puck got by him.

What dumb shit? Read this post lol.

You apparently know every detail of what Nurse was thinking because he gave the media a short answer.

 

[bobbythebrain]

At this point- he is who he is. A 9.25M d man who needs to be babysat


What’s dumb shit? His century low +/-? Did you read what I wrote? Or even understand it? He thinks the extent of his mistake was the puck going through his legs. Not that his stick was in the air, not that he was facing the wrong way, not that he did t cover his man. His focus is the puck got by him.

Maybe read what he wrote.
His answer to the media is not what you should base your argument on here. His reaction on the bench clearly showed he messed up. He definitely knows that goal was largely his fault by his actions despite how he stated it to the media

 

[foshizzle]

What dumb shit? Read this post lol.

You apparently know every detail of what Nurse was thinking because he gave the media a short answer.

Ironically, so do you. Century low +/-, but you’re right- he knows all the times he screws up and it never happens again

 

[oobga]

Should change title to "Nurse is a d-man"

Lol

Maybe "Darnell Nurse might be a good 2nd line winger"

 

[guymez]

At this point- he is who he is. A 9.25M d man who needs to be babysat


What’s dumb shit? His century low +/-? Did you read what I wrote? Or even understand it? He thinks the extent of his mistake was the puck going through his legs. Not that his stick was in the air, not that he was facing the wrong way, not that he did t cover his man. His focus is the puck got by him.

I think that ypou are making a valid point. How do we even know that he "just didnt want to share things with the media".

I mean good for him that he admitted it was his fault but does he even understand why the puck going through his legs was only a small part of his f**k up?

Considering that he makes the same mistakes over and over and over again that suggests that he just doesnt get it and therefore its more likely that he doesnt have the first clue about the entirety of what he really did wrong on that play.

You want to give him the benefit of the doubt but watching him over the years its becoming clear that Darnell is not exactly the brightest bulb.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Maybe. Or maybe he doesn’t recognize it’s a mistake and the lack of recognition is a reason why he has +/- not seen this century by a d man


What hurts is Zito interviewed with the Oilers but everything was dropped and processes ignored once Holland became available

If the Oilers do win a cup, I really hope people don't start calling Holland one of the greatest GMs in history or something stupid like that. If anything, he created an uphill battle for McDrai to get there.

 

[TB12]

If the Oilers do win a cup, I really hope people don't start calling Holland one of the greatest GMs in history or something stupid like that. If anything, he created an uphill battle for McDrai to get there.

If the Oil win the cup I will let Holland take a shit on my front lawn and call me a pathetic loser. Don't care what they say about his legacy haha

Just win.

 

[MessierThanThou]

If the Oil win the cup I will let Holland take a shit on my front lawn and call me a pathetic loser. Don't care what they say about his legacy haha

Just win.

You know what.....same.

 

[NotASheep]

he is 3 on the oilers behind Ekholm and Bouchard

 

[McJadeddog]

he is 3 on the oilers behind Ekholm and Bouchard

He has been #5 in the SCF and western final. All of Broberg, Kulak, Ekholm and Bouchard have been better than him in those series.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Because I got into a Facebook arguement on what nurses contract looks like on a buyout I’m gonna share this here

Unless you think Mcdavid and Draisaitl are gone in 2 years and the oilers are relocating while getting a new expansion team the Idea of buying out nurse is disgusting

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

Him and his boat anchor contract will be why McDavid won't win a cup here.

 

[thadd]

Darnell Nurse is the most overrated and overpaid d-man to ever play of the Edmonton Oilers.

Where's Sheldon Souray? I want to give him a hug and tell him he's no longer at the top of my shitlist.

 

[Lannes]

I really hope someone at some point puts together a highlight video of all of Nurse's giveaways, bad reads, mistakes and controller disconnect moments from this playoff run. That would really be something to see.

 

[oobga]

Nurse is a #1 Dman, in the ECHL

 

[Satoru Gojo]

He's a good Number #3 on an decent team

 

[Da McBomb]

Broberg > Nurse

And this man is getting paid $12 million next year??? Lollllll

 

[FunkyChicken]

At this point he is just hurting the team with dumb plays.
It's like spotting the team a goal every time he dresses.
It can be mitigated if he becomes a physical force, but that seems to have dried up.
Should be a healthy scratch next game, if anything he may ask for a trade out.

 

[Scema12]

Its just brutal, him and ceci are costing us the series. It's disgusting, without their stupid errors in this and the first game we would of at least been tied or potentially won. You can't win with bob playing as good as he is and ceci and nurse giving up countless error after error.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Someone needs to give him an accident.

For LTIR purposes!

 

[5Hollywood5]

#1 priority is getting him out

 

[Lukin1978]

He has to be playing hurt right?

 

[thadd]

I really hope someone at some point puts together a highlight video of all of Nurse's giveaways, bad reads, mistakes and controller disconnect moments from this playoff run. That would really be something to see.

That will be so cringe to watch. I don't think I could sit through 1/20th of this video.

 

[oobga]

He's a good Number #3 on an decent team

Wait, that's where he is playing right now, as he gift wraps teams goals and tries to set a new minus record for a playoff year

If Nurse is #3, he needs a partner that does 80% of the breakout plays for him. If you want him to stand on his own and have the most puck touches and succeed, 3rd pair tops it seems.