Darnell Nurse Traded to San Jose Sharks

The Edmonton Oilers have traded 31-year-old defenseman Darnell Nurse to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Shakir Mukhamadullin and Zack Sharp. Nurse, who is entering the fifth year of an eight-year, $9.25 million AAV contract, exercised his final say in the destination. He joins a San Jose team that is aggressively building around young talent like Macklin Celebrini.