Oilers’ Nurse Talk Hints at Bigger Summer Shakeup

Edmonton’s noise around Darnell Nurse is loud enough to suggest this is not just idle summer chatter. When a team starts wondering whether a veteran defenseman still fits the plan, the conversation usually goes beyond one player and into the shape of the roster itself. The Oilers have some hard choices ahead, and those decisions can ripple through the blue line fast. For a club trying to stay in the contender lane, the margin for a misread is painfully thin.