StoveTopStauffer
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Send him down with the Yakimov diet and exercise plan.
Put everyone on the Yakimov diet and exercise plan.
Put everyone on the Yakimov diet and exercise plan.
Darnell Nurse - NHL Ready or Not?
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Aceboogie
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Im on the fence. If he was on a team like the Hawks who could shelter him AND give hima good partner hed be ready. His tools are insanely good and he plays dominant for long stretches. But like other people have said, he makes some mental errors. On a team like the Hawks he could afce easier comp and be sheltered in rough patches.
On the Oilers, we cant provide that, and still need to shelter Klefbom, Marincin and Schultz.
I say let him develop in junior 1 more year. Top pairing monster minutes + WJC will be huge.
I would also give him 9 games too
On the Oilers, we cant provide that, and still need to shelter Klefbom, Marincin and Schultz.
I say let him develop in junior 1 more year. Top pairing monster minutes + WJC will be huge.
I would also give him 9 games too
Digger12
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I'm almost certainly in the minority on this, but I'll say it anyway: The WJHC as a development tool is overrated by fans who are more interested in seeing their favorite players play in it than in any real, tangible benefits it brings.
There's been plenty of examples over the years of high level prospects who starred in that tournament, who went on to do nothing at the NHL level, or at best have mediocre pro careers. There's also been numerous players who either didn't play or had very brief experiences w/ that program, who went on to have productive NHL careers.
I'm not saying there's no benefit, as having a guy play against the best in the world is never a bad thing, but in a one-off tourney where the player selections seem based as much on hockey politics as it is on actual merit, I think the actual benefit to the players get out of it is more the warm, fuzzy memories than actual hockey development.
If the decision is to send Nurse back to junior to develop to the best player that he can be, then I hope the opportunity (and that's all it would be, there's no guarantees that he'll even make the team, with Hockey Canada you never know) to play there would be a minor consideration.
There's been plenty of examples over the years of high level prospects who starred in that tournament, who went on to do nothing at the NHL level, or at best have mediocre pro careers. There's also been numerous players who either didn't play or had very brief experiences w/ that program, who went on to have productive NHL careers.
I'm not saying there's no benefit, as having a guy play against the best in the world is never a bad thing, but in a one-off tourney where the player selections seem based as much on hockey politics as it is on actual merit, I think the actual benefit to the players get out of it is more the warm, fuzzy memories than actual hockey development.
If the decision is to send Nurse back to junior to develop to the best player that he can be, then I hope the opportunity (and that's all it would be, there's no guarantees that he'll even make the team, with Hockey Canada you never know) to play there would be a minor consideration.
Horseradish
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Except that I remember him saying something about him not returning to junior but playing pro in Europe somewhere. If that were the case, I'd way prefer that for Draisaitl to him suiting up for the Oilers this year. Save his ELC for when the games mean something. They still don't/won't this year, so just get a stop-gap centre for the 2C.
Via Twitter just 15 minutes ago.
Bob Mckenzie(@TSNBobMcKenzie) - "It's expected Darnell Nurse will be on EDM's season opening 23-man roster. What happens beyond first week will depend on performance."
Bob Mckenzie(@TSNBobMcKenzie) - "It's expected Darnell Nurse will be on EDM's season opening 23-man roster. What happens beyond first week will depend on performance."
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Digger12
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Not saying that this isn't true, but does anyone have an actual link to him saying this? All I've ever seen is indirect references to him supposedly saying this, but I've yet to find concrete proof that these words came from him.
Aerchon
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He won't stay unless injuries keep him here. Our LD depth is ridicules. If he does very well in the NHL however I think the Oilers may be looking to move one of our current LD next year.
Right now.
Nikita 2 full years barring trade.
Marincin hopefully his whole career
Ference 3 full years
Nurse hopefully his career if he continues to improve.
Klefbom ineffective in a top 4 role in the NHL to date. Lots of time and potential but no way to know if he will be a key piece to the Oilers moving forward.
Next year tho?
I think Nurse will actually have to play the majority of his time in the AHL unless we move someone out permanently.
Klimando Kostani
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I like Nurse and I think if brought up properly we haven't even touched his upside yet.
With that in mind I hope that he gets a taste for a few games and then Nikiton or Ferrence come back and they send him back down because from both a development and asset management standpoint we will be best served by giving him another year to develop.
With that in mind I hope that he gets a taste for a few games and then Nikiton or Ferrence come back and they send him back down because from both a development and asset management standpoint we will be best served by giving him another year to develop.
Game 8
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Man I copy and pasted this directly from his twitter. Do you want the print screen photo graph ? Lol
Personally the amount of ice time he's going to get in the soo and how far they're planning to go ( if he returns) is going to be nothing but beneficial for his development not to mention the world junior experience.
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guymez
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But will it be good for the team? The team absolutely needs to get off to a strong start this season so Nurse cant be a liability out there..
I guess we are going to find out how this will play out..
My concern isn't the first 9 games. It's that after 9 games they keep him.
guymez
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I expect Nurse will get sent down after a few games and Marincin will be back with the big team
What leads you to think otherwise?
9 games for Nurse won't hurt. See how he does, then send him down back to juniors for another strong year along playing for Canada at the WJC. The Pietrangelo treatment.
I'm not too concerned that they will. But I guess it's always a possibility. We shall see how he fares though.
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