Oilers Trade for Defense, Consider Moving Nurse

0:00For the NHL, it's March 5th. Here's what's happening. The Edmonton Oilers are pushing hard for their first Stanley Cup since 1990, and they made key moves to shore up their defense. They traded for top defenseman Conor Murphy and tough forward Jason Dickinson, filling big gaps as playoffs near. Injuries have opened up some cap room too. Curtis Lazar is out for the rest of the regular season, and Matthias Johnmark is already on long-term injured reserve. That leaves money to spend before Friday's trade deadline on March 5th. Talk is heated up about trading defenseman Darnell Nurse who struggled this year. He has a full no-movement clause, so he'd have to approve any deal, but moving his $9.25 million cap hit could free up space for. The Oilers, former NHL executive Brian Lawton says, there's definitely a market for Nurse if he's available. Teams like the San Jose Sharks in Chicago Black Hawks could use his playoff experience in leadership to hit the cap floor. This probably won't happen before the deadline, but it could be an off-season play.

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