DARNELL NURSE BETTER NOT GO ANYWHERE AND I MEAN ANYWHERE NEAR THE LEAFS

You can put literally any winger next to McDavid or Draisital and they’d look like prime Gordie Howe

I could see Fabbro getting shipped at the deadline if NSH is out of contention, but this doesn't get it done. Niemelä and a 2nd could work.

What don't people understand about others (non Leafs) cap. No way Seattle or other teams have the cap for that trade.
That is one awful trade by the Leafs for Nurse and his never ending contract.

Edmonton is the best offensive team in the league, I don't mind bolstering the offense but not at the expense of defensive abilities. Plus they aren't likely going to be able to afford Nylander's next contract either, so I just don't see this working out. In fact I doubt they could afford this trade this year, let alone next.

"expense of defensive abilities" ?

Trading Nurse for Nylander makes the team worse defensively. That's a fact.

Which team?

Oilers. Obviously.

Oh no, I very much disagree.

That's because you aren't paying attention.

Over the past 3 years no player in the entire league has faced more minutes v Elites than Nurse has. In fact it's not particularly close - he's almost 100 minutes more than the #2 player.

Despite this he has posted a 52.59 GF% and a 52.73 xGF% over that span. He's a workhorse at 5v5 and on the PK.

Yet somehow you're suggesting that trading him for William Nylander would make the team better defensively? I don't think I've heard a more idiotic take all week.

I thought Nurse was at 53.91 GF% in 1541.5 TOI against elites over the last 3 seasons

Nylander has a 59.55 GF% vs elites, better than any Oilers top 6 forward, but defensive forwards could never help a team defense though, that's idiotic lol

How about GA/60 for defenseman against elite competition though. D over 1000 TOI the past 3 seasons Nurse is 38th. Pelech, the #2 minute man is 2nd and 61.18% GF. Fellow Oiler Ekholm is 5th and 65.43% GF.

Lets do playoffs too. Over the last 3 seasons playoffs Nurse has played about 724 mins, and of the 20 defenseman over 700 mins he's 18th in TOI, and the worst in CA, FA, SA, GA/60 but the highest paid of them though.

Nurse is a 2nd pairing reg season and 3rd pair playoff defenseman = FACTS