Watching that fourth leafs goal tonight is just proof Edmonton defence is lacking, despite what the EDM media says. Guy walks out of the corner, nurse holds him, then backs off and guy walks in and scores.
Nurse is a serviceable NHL defence man, but on a normal team he is a solid third pair, maybe second pair at his very best. In No Good Land, he is being ridden as a #1, crazy amount of minutes. The Edmonton media is telling him he is Victor Hedman. Based on his pinches and his unscreened shots into the goalies chest maybe he is buying into it. Can’t blame him for trying I guess. If you’re the best of the worst on a team you have no choice...
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