Darnell Nurse is on his way out of Oil Country.
The Edmonton Oilers traded the veteran defenceman to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for prospects Shakir Mukhamadullin and Zack Sharp, the teams announced on Wednesday.
The Oilers did not retain any of Nurse's $9.25 million cap hit for the next four seasons, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported.
Nurse had to waive a no-trade clause to complete the trade.
A 12-year NHL veteran, Nurse has spent all seasons with the Oilers since being selected seventh overall in 2013. Last season, he had seven goals and 17 points in 82 games.
For his career, the Hamilton, Ont., native has 88 goals and 324 points in 798 regular-season games, with seven goals and 29 points across 100 playoff games.
Mukhamadullin, 24, appeared in 83 games with the Sharks between 2023 and 2026, posting 12 points (five goals, seven assists). He was selected in the first round of the 2020 draft by the New Jersey Devils before being shipped to San Jose in the Timo Meier trade.
Sharp, 21, was a fifth-round pick of the Sharks last year. He had five goals and 14 assists in 37 games for Western Michigan University last year.
