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- The Edmonton Oilers are exploring a trade of defenseman Darnell Nurse to free cap space.
- Nurse carries a $9.25 million cap hit through 2029-30, has a no-move clause, and posted 7 goals, 17 assists and a –12 plus-minus in 82 games.
- GM Stan Bowman must fix the cap crunch before Connor McDavid’s contract ends, with a trade letting the Oilers retain up to 50 percent of Nurse’s salary if he waives the clause.
