Elliotte Friedman: The Edmonton Oilers have extended their top defenseman, Darnell Nurse, for eight more years at an AAV of $9.25 million.
Nurse had one more year left on his old deal which paid him $5.6 million for the 2021-22 season. This will keep him in Edmonton until the age of 35. He comes off a breakout season where the defenseman scored 16 goals and 20 assists in 56 games.
That included playing a career-high 25:38 a game. The defenseman produced some gaudy offensive numbers including an elite on-ice shooting percentage at even strength of 12.