Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] Darnell Nurse signs extension with the Oilers (8 years, $9.25M AAV) PART II

[Kimota]

Jesus Christ. Poor Oilers.

 

[mouz135]

That contract is f***ing horrendous. Lmao, nice work, Holland. So much for master negotiator. I really don’t see Nurse being able to live up to this signing

 

[Kranix]

In the presser did Holland go through all the numbers between 75 and 81 and then walk us through basic arithmetic

 

[The Pale King]

Call me crazy but I prefer this to the Hamilton contract.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Call me crazy but I prefer this to the Hamilton contract.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Nurse is a very driven and hard working player, it will be interesting to see what his peak will be as a player.

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Call me crazy but I prefer this to the Hamilton contract.

They can both be terrible.

 

[centipede2233]

Ridiculous contract, but the name of the game for the player is how much money can I get

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

It's a clear overpay, but because the dollar figure is so high it makes it seem like a more egregious overpay than it is. So, yeah. Too much money, but not of the "sky is falling" variety.

...and I wonder if this wasn't an early down payment on trying to get 97 and/or 29 to re-up in a few years.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Edmonton deserves so much better than this

 

[zar]

Are the Oilers aware that Nurse was on the ice for more goals against than anyone else in the league?

Don't make crap up. Why lie?

He was on the ice for the most EV GF in the entire league though.

Strange argument for a +27 player.... not a fan of +/- stat but relevant to your lie.

 

[Reggae Shark]

If Nurse and Pelech were the same cap hit i'd take Pelech.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Nuge and McDavid did and Draisaitl while he didn't at the time, his contract is now an absolute steal. Honestly, I really do think the market really screwed things up allowing Nurse to ask for much more than he was probably originally asking for. Holland was backed into a corner and really had no choice as he couldn't let him leave. Yes, it is a stupid amount of money but that's the market and it is what it is.

How do you justify the highest paid player in the league as "taking a discount?" Like yes he's currently the best player but that doesnt mean hes on a team friendly deal, especially when the closest player to him skill wise is making almost half

 

[Captain97]

If Nurse and Pelech were the same cap hit i'd take Pelech.

I'd take nurse at the same caphit, but he cost almost as much as 2 pelechs.

 

[NYVanfan]

Please tell me JP Barry is not his agent

 

[Spoilers]

Nurse in an interview said they were looking at a 4 year deal until the recent defense signings.

So, thanks Chicago. That deal set the market.

 

[Kranix]

If you do the rapid clicky thing on Nurse's portrait on ihdb it looks like 5 or 6 different people

 

[Sempiternal]

I wish I was in a money fantasy hockey league with Ken Holland.

 

[McShogun99]

Nurse in an interview said they were looking at a 4 year deal until the recent defense signings.

So, thanks Chicago. That deal set the market.

In another universe if Edmonton doesn’t trade for Kieth then Chicago doesn’t have the cap space for 1 of Jones or Fleury, they also don’t have the sweetener of getting Jones brother.

 

[tsujimoto74]

I wonder where the negotiations started if this is where they ended up

I'm imagining it was like a Parks and Rec scene with Nurse playing Mona-Lisa Saperstein and Ken Holland as her dad

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

Darnell basically said I'm his press conference the number was a direct result of the Jones and Werenski contracts.

Hollands hands were tied and couldnt have him walk for nothing.

He's got another year to negotiate and allow other defensemen to set a new market lol

 

[Wingsfan 4 life]

Must have been one hell of a tax hike in Alberta.

 

[8999]

It's one thing if nobody is taking discounts but are the other core guys going to be fine with this?

Unless 9.25 represents a discount for DN, what was the point of CM and RNH taking team-friendly deals?

Why would others bother to in the future?

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Nurse in an interview said they were looking at a 4 year deal until the recent defense signings.

So, thanks Chicago. That deal set the market.

...blame the Rangers for signing a 2nd Pairing guy like Trouba to an $8 x 8 deal and Benning upping the ante in Vancouver by signing a 3rd Pairing guy like Myers to a $6 x 5 deal...these things always play out in cycles...Hell, go back to Bargain Bin paying Subban $9 mill...

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

Nurse is a very driven and hard working player, it will be interesting to see what his peak will be as a player.

We saw it last year lol. He's not gonna replicate that shooting percentage again and the chances of McDavid doing 2ppg pace against other better defensice teams in the league is outrageous.