D Darnell Nurse
Call this crazy, absurd, anything, but Ken Holland must correct this contract mistake as soon as possible. There is no doubt about the talent of Darnell Nurse, it is not the problem, the issue is giving a big chunk of money to a player who cannot perform to the potential of the money given.
Everyone will agree that the $9.25 AAV given to Nurse by the Oilers was an overpay. Last season, and even in the playoffs, we can move past that as he was dealing with a bunch of injuries, but this season, Nurse has been for the most part healthy, but still producing paltry numbers. Not only that he is not performing compared to his contract, he is making costly errors on the defensive end that a top pairing defenseman should not be making.
I get, it will be tough to move this massive blunder of a contract by Nurse, but the Oilers need to somehow explore the idea after the New Year. Paring Nurse with Puljujarvi on a trade might not be a bad idea. After all, most teams would like to have a young defenseman, but again, it will take some maneuvering from Holland to make this one work.