Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse was suspended one game late Tuesday night for a crosscheck to the head of Kings forward Quinton Byfield on Monday night. Nurse clearly crosschecks Byfield to the head, driving his head to the ice (30 second mark of the video below shows it best) but why suspend Nurse for a reasonable three to five games, when you can just suspend him for the final, meaningless regular-season game, so as not to impact the Oilers' opening playoff series against ... the Kings.
Darnell Nurse was issued a major penalty and a game misconduct for cross-checking Quinton Byfield. pic.twitter.com/J7yFs492ce
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Bob Maddamma
1:07 pm - 04.16.2025rochester, n.y.Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse was suspended one game late Tuesday night for a crosscheck to the head of Kings forward Quinton Byfield on Monday night. Nurse clearly crosschecks Byfield to the head, driving his head to the ice (30 second mark of the video below shows it best) but why suspend Nurse for a reasonable three to five games, when you can just suspend him for the final, meaningless regular-season game, so as not to impact the Oilers' opening playoff series against ... the Kings.
What a joke.
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