Tag: Darnell Nurse

NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, and Sergei Shumakov

Penguins likely to hold on to their centers Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: (mailbag) Though the Pittsburgh Penguins may have a lot of centermen on their roster, don't believe they are going to be trading one. If they feel…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Jets and Trouba … Oilers and Nurse

Trouba isn't ruling out a long-term extension with the Jets Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba was asked if a long-term extension with the Jets is unlikely given their 'rocky history.' "No, after this…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers blue line situation on hold … Top Four RFA Defensemen Still Waiting

Oilers blue line situation on hold Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal: Are the Edmonton Oilers and restricted free agent defenseman Darnell Nurse waiting for the Vegas Golden Knights and RFA defenseman Shea Theodore to get their deal done for…

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NHL Rumors: Golden Knights and Shea Theodore … Rangers and Kevin Hayes

Theodore still looking for a deal David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Training camp is three weeks away and the Vegas Golden Knights still have to re-sign restricted free agent defenseman Shea Theodore. Not much as changed regarding this…

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NHL Rumors: Andrej Sekera Injury Will Have The Edmonton Oilers Looking For A Defenseman

Oilers may look to add a defenseman with recent Sekera injury Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrej Sekera underwent surgery yesterday in Edmonton on a torn Achilles tendon that he injured during offseason training back in…

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NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Chiarelli On An Extra Forward And Darnell Nurse Talks

Oilers GM Chiarelli on adding an extra forward and on Nurse contract talks Paul Gazzola of EdmontonOilers.com: The Edmonton Oilers have 13 forwards under contract for the upcoming season. GM Peter Chiarelli is taking his time and exploring the possibilities…

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NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, and the Carolina Hurricanes

Bridge deal likely for Nurse Bob Stauffer: When Edmonton Oilers RFA defenseman Darnell Nurse re-signs it will most likely be a two-year bridge deal in the $2.75 to $3.25 million per season range. After his bridge deal, the Oilers and…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Top Remaining Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agents

Latest on some unsigned restricted and unrestricted free agents ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at the top remaining restricted free agents. The Calgary Flames acquired Noah Hanifin in the Dougie Hamilton trade and over a week ago GM Brad…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Edmonton Oilers

The Penguins seemed to set at most positions except the left side ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be set on the blue line, in net, at center, and on the right side. Left…

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NHL News: Kings and Kovalchuk … Coyotes and Hjalmarsson … Avs and Grubauer … Oilers and RFAs

On the Los Angeles Kings and Ilya Kovalchuk ... The Los Angles Kings will be signing Ilya Kovalchuk to a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $6.25 million. Dennis Bernstein: "Regardless of how high it is, you've committed…

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NHL Rumors: Senators, Blues, Oilers and Red Wings

On the Ottawa Senators ... Amir Basu: Darren Dreger on the Senators: “Hockey people are talking about it so I will pass it along, some believe Melnyk relishes the opportunity to get to the cap floor and just see how things…

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