NHL star Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl & his wife Celeste react after Darnell Nurse exits Edmonton Oilers in blockbuster trade

The move closed a major chapter for the Edmonton Oilers, who drafted Nurse in the first round in 2013 and saw him develop into one of the franchise’s most important defensemen. It also gave Edmonton immediate salary-cap flexibility, which made the trade one of the biggest NHL updates of the offseason.