Darnell Nurse asks out as Penguins De Pittsburgh enter waiver list

Darnell Nurse has asked for a trade from the Edmonton Oilers, and penguins de pittsburgh are among the teams he would waive his no-movement clause for. The Los Angeles Kings are also on that list, putting two organizations with direct ties to the defenseman at the center of his next move.

Nurse Trade Request

The reported request followed another discussion between Nurse and the Oilers in early June. A change of scenery had already been building after the two sides spoke after the season, and the trade request followed that conversation.

The list matters because it is not open-ended. His camp gave Edmonton three-to-five teams he would waive for, so any move depends first on one of those clubs and then on Nurse signing off.

Pittsburgh And Los Angeles

The Penguins connection runs through Kyle Dubas, who was Nurse’s GM in the OHL with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. The Kings connection runs through Ken Holland, who signed Nurse to an eight-year, $74 million contract in August 2021.

That contract still frames the market around him. Earlier in the season, Edmonton was passively exploring the trade market on the defenceman, and near the trade deadline the Oilers offered him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a larger deal. The Leafs rejected Edmonton’s attempts at least twice.

Oilers And Trade Market

The sequence leaves Edmonton in a holding pattern rather than a clean exit. A trade is not yet considered imminent, but the idea of Nurse starting the 2026-27 NHL campaign with another club now sits in the conversation after months of movement behind the scenes.