{"id":698427,"date":"2026-06-11T21:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/698427\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:06:10","slug":"oilers-defenseman-darnell-nurse-requests-trade-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/698427\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse requests trade: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Darnell Nurse informed the Oilers of his desire to be moved last week and submitted a short list of desired destinations. David Gonzales \/ Imagn Images<\/p>\n

June 11, 2026 Updated 3:58 pm EDT<\/p>\n

Darnell Nurse has requested a trade from the Edmonton Oilers after spending his entire 12-year NHL career with the team, league sources told The Athletic on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The veteran defenseman believes it\u2019s time for a change of scenery and will have some say in where he ends up courtesy of a no-movement clause in his contract that runs until summer of 2027.<\/p>\n

Nurse informed the Oilers of his desire to be moved last week and submitted a short list of desired destinations at that point, according to a league source.<\/p>\n

He has four years remaining on a deal that carries a $9.25 million cap hit. However, because the salary structure in that contract was heavily front-loaded, he\u2019s only owed $29.6 million over the remainder of the deal \u2014 including a $6 million bonus payment this summer.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old was selected No. 7 by Edmonton in 2013 and has played 798 regular-season games for the Oilers, plus another 100 in the playoffs. He\u00a0finished last season with seven goals and 24 points in 82 games. He then led the team in even-strength time on ice (21:04) during a first-round series loss to the Anaheim Ducks.<\/p>\n

Sportsnet was the first to report on Nurse\u2019s trade request.<\/p>\n

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