Overview
- Team insider Jason Gregor reported that some in management would move Darnell Nurse to free salary, though the Oilers’ leadership group prefers to keep him.
- Darnell Nurse controls any move with a full no‑movement clause and a $9.25 million cap hit for four more years, and that clause becomes a 10‑team no‑trade list after 2026–27.
- With a Nurse trade seen as unlikely this summer, recent coverage points to other levers such as flipping depth winger Mattias Janmark or finding a way out on goalie Tristan Jarry’s deal.
- After Jarry’s poor post‑trade form in Edmonton, team broadcaster Bob Stauffer said the club may look outside for a younger, near‑NHL goalie, with Connor Ingram’s return uncertain as he hits free agency.
- The first‑round exit and public concern from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl frame a tight window for changes, putting a crease fix at the top of an active offseason to‑do list.