The Darnell Nurse Hate Undeserved

I have noticed that ever since Darnell Nurse signed his 8-year, $74 million contract that Edmonton Oilers fans had had a short fuse when it comes to Nurse. Most things towards him have been negative, but are these negative vibes worth deserving?

Darnell Nurse Is The Edmonton Oilers Number 1 Defenceman

Like it or not Darnell Nurse is the Edmonton Oilers number one defenceman. If you don`t like that fact I think you will need to get over it. This fact can be seen in his time on ice numbers. During the regular season, Darnell Nurse averaged 23:30 TOI.

That ice time is almost more than 3 minutes more than any other defenseman on the team. Mattias Ekholm was second on the team averaging 20:47. The…