unicornBLOOD
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- Mar 18, 2022
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Since almost the minute Nurse signed his 8 year, 74 million contract, a lot of people have been upset about it. This post is to show appreciation to Nurse and everything that he has done for this team, and everything that he is going to do for this team. Nurse, up to this point, has outperformed every contract that he has signed with the Oil. He has brought more value than he has received compensation for IMO. The team, due cap restraints and mismanagement were not able to sign him to a long term deal until last offseason, due to these reasons. One thing is for sure, Darnell is the Oil's number 1 Dman, he might be our only top pairing Dman. He can play in every situation, plays hurt, plays tough, and without him, this team would be in a world of hurt. When he signed his monster deal, based on comparable contracts and stats, he earned that deal. In that shortened season, he was on pace for a 20 goal plus, 55 point, plus 40 season, while being one of the league leaders in ice time, and getting barely any PP time. Ya, last year was a bit of a step back, but he was still our best Dman. Sure, he might be overpaid by 1 - 1.25 million per, but if the option was to have Nurse overpaid by 15% or no Nurse, the answer is obvious. This team would be going nowhere without Nurse. I for one, am very happy that he is on the Oil, and that he signed the 8 year deal to stay with Edmonton.
I know a lot of this has been said and is obvious, but all the lists, worst contracts in the league, and chatter about how overpaid he is, just drives me crazy. This team NEEDS NURSE, simple as that.
I know a lot of this has been said and is obvious, but all the lists, worst contracts in the league, and chatter about how overpaid he is, just drives me crazy. This team NEEDS NURSE, simple as that.