from David Staples of the Edmonton Journal,

This in from Brian Burke, speaking to Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, and making it abundantly clear he doesn’t think the Edmonton Oilers should pay top dollar for d-man Darnell Nurse.

Stauffer brought up two comparative contracts, Josh Morrissey of the Winnipeg Jets, who is getting $6.25 million for 8 years, and Jacob Trouba, who is getting $8 million for seven years. Trouba and Nurse have the same agent, Anton Thun.

Is that the range for Nurse, $6.25 million to $8.0 million, Stauffer asked Burke.

“Not for me,” Burke said. “First off, I think most guys feel that Trouba’s deal was an aberration, an overpay given what he brings offensively. Our teams tend to pay for offence and you’ve got to be able to defend, but they pay for numbers, and they don’t pay for guys who don’t put up numbers. And I like Darnell Nurse.

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