Darnell Nurse Was Playing Through a Serious Hip Injury
Darnell Nurse received his fair share of criticism during Edmonton's Conference Final run. Sometimes the guys who log the most difficult minutes are often subject to unfair judgment, especially in the playoffs when guys are playing those minutes with a torn hip flexor like Nurse was. That is right, Darnell Nurse was logging over 20 minutes a night against some of the toughest competition with a torn hip flexor:
The Oilers were swept by the behemoth Colorado Avalanche. It was always going to be an uphill battle against the Avs, but with Darnell Nurse playing through this & Leon Draisaitl playing through a sprained ankle life was never going to be fun for the Oilers in this series.
The Oilers have some looming questions heading into the offseason, but there is a ton of heart in that room no question about it. But something tells me Connor McDavid isn't content with anything short of a Stanley Cup.
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