Player Discussion Darnell Nurse is a #1 dman

[ottawah]

In 21 games he has been on ice for 27 goals against at even strength (20 games really).

He's now up to 4.6 GA/60.

He has to be hurt, but hurt to do this bad, he should be out of the lineup.

 

[frag2]

How many teams next year are need of an overpaid dman? Maybe we can retain 2M…

f***ing worst dman in a looOOOoooNg time

 

[Lannes]

It's going to be real awkward when Broberg passes Nurse on the depth chart next season

I think that's already happened.

 

[TB12]

Let’s be honest. McDavid is not re-upping in Edmonton.

How the f*** do you know, oh wise one?

GFY

 

[HamiltonNHL]

 

[Lannes]

In 21 games he has been on ice for 27 goals against at even strength (20 games really).

He's now up to 4.6 GA/60.

He has to be hurt, but hurt to do this bad, he should be out of the lineup.

Is it a brain injury? I don't know what else would explain the panic and terrible decisions over and over and over again.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I don't know how you move on from him but you have to. Unfortunately he doesn't elevate his game come playoff time. He actually seems to shrink. Sad but it is what it is at this point.

 

[Fourier]

Nurse's contract is buyout proof and he has a full NMC until 27-28 when he has a 10 team trade list so as of right now the only option is to work with it in place because I don't think he is going to accept a trade to any team that would have the space and willingness to take his contract.

Obviously he and Ceci don't work together. The hope has to be that you can find a partner that would allow him to succeed using the considerable skills he does have while mitigating his flaws. The problem is that such a player is not going to be easy to find. One possible option might be Dylan Demelo who is solid defensively but can also move the puck.

Now if disaster stuck and both Leon and McDavid move on, then things change. At that point I am sure he would be happy to move on and you have some options,

 

[Little Fury]

I don't know how you move on from him but you have to. Unfortunately he doesn't elevate his game come playoff time. He actually seems to shrink. Sad but it is what it is at this point.

He wasn't this bad before his hip surgery. Now he's unplayable.

 

[MessierII]

If you can convince him to waive to Chicago I’d swap 1-1 with Jones. Might have to add a bit even but it’s that kind of trade that you’d have to make with another god awful deal coming back.

 

[timekeep]

Nurse's contract is buyout proof and he has a full NMC until 27-28 when he has a 10 team trade list so as of right now the only option is to work with it in place because I don't think he is going to accept a trade to any team that would have the space and willingness to take his contract.

Obviously he and Ceci don't work together. The hope has to be that you can find a partner that would allow him to succeed using the considerable skills he does have while mitigating his flaws. The problem is that such a player is not going to be easy to find. One possible option might be Dylan Demelo who is solid defensively but can also move the puck.

Now if disaster stuck and both Leon and McDavid move on, then things change. At that point I am sure he would be happy to move on and you have some options,

I wouldn't be surprised if he would be willing to move on.

 

[Soundwave]

If you can convince him to waive to Chicago I’d swap 1-1 with Jones. Might have to add a bit even but it’s that kind of trade that you’d have to make with another god awful deal coming back.

Don't think the Jones brothers want to play in Canada, I'd do that in a heart beat otherwise though. Jones is a way better player, just on bad teams.

 

[Little Fury]

I've always thought he was moveable if the Oilers ate a couple million of his salary. Now I don't even think they could even at 50% retained. Nobody is touching this clown.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

I wouldn't be surprised if he would be willing to move on.

That’s what I’m hoping for and he initiates it by requesting a trade to anywhere. Send him to San Jose, no pressure, rebuilding team, anonymity…

 

[Da McBomb]

Unless Nurse is playing with an elite dman who can save him... there's nobody you can trade for that can help carry him. Even Adam Larsson who is a damn good defensive dman couldn't find any chemistry with Nurse. Since his time here, I'm not sure Nurse has even found a partner that he works well with. He's a lost cause.

 

[Kamus]

How the f*** do you know, oh wise one?

GFY

I think you need to seek help.

 

[TB12]

I think you need to seek help.

I think you need to stop pretending to be a fortune teller. Or you just reading McD's "body language"?

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Ouchie.

 

[Lannes]

Ouchie.

That 'pass'... what the f*** is he thinking. Soft backhand right into two Panthers and then skates right past them, looking over his shoulder with mild interest to see if the goal light goes on.

That's not injury. That's not a bad read. I don't know what the f*** that is but at this point, if it came out that Nurse had a gambling problem and had been betting against the Oilers these whole playoffs, I would be like, 'yeah, that actually explains alot'.

 

[guymez]

That 'pass'... what the f*** is he thinking. Soft backhand right into two Panthers and then skates right past them, looking over his shoulder with mild interest to see if the goal light goes on.

That's not injury. That's not a bad read. I don't know what the f*** that is but at this point, if it came out that Nurse had a gambling problem and had been betting against the Oilers these whole playoffs, I would be like, 'yeah, that actually explains alot'.

100%
Just a terrible shift for Nurse. He compounds one mistake with another.

I have been talking about Nurse and his ineptitude defensively for so long now this acutally feels like piling on to me at this point.
Stanley Cup teams are not formed with $9.25M contracts for defensemen that are a liability.
Nurse is a liability and he has been for a log time now.

 

[McAsuno]

Get this boat anchor off this f***ing team. Garbage.

 

[oobga]

Get this boat anchor off this f***ing team. Garbage.

His mentor BroBeast may have just saved him from the record. Unless Nurse can find a way to gift more goals in game 4.

 

[Kamus]

I think you need to stop pretending to be a fortune teller. Or you just reading McD's "body language"?

Mental health is an important thing… speak to someone

 

[TB12]

Mental health is an important thing… speak to someone

You come onto our board claiming McDavid is leaving after losing game 3 in the SCF. Why not find a hobby? Or touch some grass.

 

[Game 8]

Nurse's contract is buyout proof and he has a full NMC until 27-28 when he has a 10 team trade list so as of right now the only option is to work with it in place because I don't think he is going to accept a trade to any team that would have the space and willingness to take his contract.

Obviously he and Ceci don't work together. The hope has to be that you can find a partner that would allow him to succeed using the considerable skills he does have while mitigating his flaws. The problem is that such a player is not going to be easy to find. One possible option might be Dylan Demelo who is solid defensively but can also move the puck.

Now if disaster stuck and both Leon and McDavid move on, then things change. At that point I am sure he would be happy to move on and you have some options,

Someone mentioned here not sure if joking but it is likely the best option, move him up to the wing on the second or third line. He never will earn that contract now but Broberg will more than earn his so it comes close to evening out and mitigates a huge liability.