{"time":1783081568790,"blocks":[{"id":"2y5eUQQSal","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The 2026-27 Boston Bruins could have looked extremely different had one move gone through."}},{"id":"Cpz9ZOtF5F","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"David Pagnotta reported Thursday that the Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers had agreed on a trade that sent Darnell Nurse to the Bruins in a multi-piece deal."}},{"id":"fu7ITTgBhg","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"However, one player heading from Boston to Edmonton declined to waive their no-trade clause, killing the deal."}},{"id":"G8ldLBt81l","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"After the talks broke down, Nurse expanded his no-move list, and the Oilers dealt him to the San Jose Sharks."}},{"id":"newJHAEE52","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Pagnotta did not specify what Bruin nixed the deal, nor has any concrete insiders confirmed who rejected the trade."}},{"id":"PzDbCkv2IU","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Based on Boston's contractual situation, it's likely the player was one of Nikita Zadorov or Casey Mittelstadt, both of whom hold minor no-trade clauses."}},{"id":"TfYjSc28iD","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Had the Bruins gone through with any deal, it would've been adding Nurse's final four years of his contract at a $9.25 million cap hit, with Nurse holding a no-move, and partial no-trade clause for the rest of the contract."}},{"id":"mr4wpszo","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/104cdb53-bca8-4960-acbd-35da70d2f394/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/104cdb53-bca8-4960-acbd-35da70d2f394/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"104cdb53-bca8-4960-acbd-35da70d2f394","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/104cdb53-bca8-4960-acbd-35da70d2f394/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/104cdb53-bca8-4960-acbd-35da70d2f394/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/104cdb53-bca8-4960-acbd-35da70d2f394/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"Q5eKm86kKo","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Subtracting either of Zadorov or Mittelstadt's contracts would've given Boston plenty of room to operate under the cap, especially if Mason Lohrei ended up in any deal as well."}},{"id":"nAsZcaCLdk","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In the end, all that's left is to speculate, with no hard reporting on what any deal might've looked like."}},{"id":"y9BsFpgaAq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"All that's known is Boston came very close to bringing in Darnell Nurse."}}],"version":"2.31.6"}

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