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The Edmonton Oilers have been trying to trade Darnell Nurse for a while, it appears.
NHL insider David Pagnotta reported Thursday that the Toronto Maple Leafs tried to trade for Nurse before the trade deadline in March.
"The noise around him grew louder near the trade deadline when the Oilers offered him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a larger deal that is believed to have included Nic Roy and Morgan Rielly," Pagnotta wrote for The Fourth Period. "The Leafs rejected Edmonton’s attempts at least twice and subsequently moved Roy to Colorado."
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Nurse has now requested a trade.
Pagnotta reports that the Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins may be two of the teams that Nurse would waive his no-trade clause for, but it's not clear if that's the full list or if there are more destinations Nurse could want.
Another report points to the Philadelphia Flyers. There's plenty of time for this to continue to develop.
"Nurse and the Oilers spoke after the season and it became clear, at that point, that a change of scenery was inevitable," Pagnotta writes. "Fast forward to early-June and another discussion between the two sides, which has led to a reported trade request, as pointed out by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman earlier today. According to Friedman and Mark Spector, the Nurse camp have given the Oilers a list of three-to-five teams he would waive his no-movement clause for. As per sources, TFP has learned the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings are two teams he would be willing to sign off for, and the connections seem clear as to why."
Nurse has joined Dylan Larkin as big names to request a trade.
There might be more coming, too.
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