It’s no longer smoke that the Edmonton Oilers seemingly have a desire to move on from Darnell Nurse.

As the 2024 playoffs wound down, his name began to appear on trade target boards as a potential option to be moved, and a year later, the Oilers asked Nurse to waive his no-trade clause — something he declined.

Ahead of the trade deadline this year, there was chatter that the Oilers could look to move Nurse, something The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta confirmed after the deadline.

Pagnotta took that confirmation a step further Tuesday on Oilersnation Everyday, saying the Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs had discussions around a deal that would’ve moved Nurse out east for

“We touched on this after the trade deadline, I’ve mentioned it a few times: Nurse’s name was out there the week of the deadline. They offered him up to at least one team, that team said no,........

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