Even thought Nurse is at best a average number 2 defenseman on a good team, he's Edmonton's top defenseman and minutes eater. He's also a catalyst for their physical game. In a regular season they can survive without him. In a road playoff game against a pretty determined LA team, its a big loss.
At the same time, once again Edmonton is showing a real lack of character, and work ethic. It feels like a team that just loafs to wins, but when the tables turn on them they don't know what to do.
In the words of more then one coach "Talent don't win, if Talent doesn't work hard"
Edmonton's talent doesn't have work ethic when the chips are down.
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