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Originally Posted by Bingo
That's your reply?
Your homer eye test is the way we should all go over stats that prove he's a tire fire in his own zone?
I think Nurse has his qualities, don't get me wrong. He's big and can move. He's pretty good on the transition, gets pucks to the net.
But he's not a complete player as he's terrible defensively, and he's paid to be more than great in all aspects.
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We are only year 7 into his career and defensemen take longer to mature. I will say if his defensive play doesn't improve, as he comes into his prime, this is probably a bad overpay by the oilers. But if you look at the trajectory of his career so far, and how D-men improve drawing closer to their 30's, I think it's a good bet. Look no further than your own, Giordano, his first 7 years were good, but he blossomed into an elite defenseman after that.