Kekalainen: Sabres Hope To Not Need To Be Busy On July 1sts Moving Forward

By Brian La Rose | at July 4, 2026 3:00 pm While Darnell Nurse wound up being traded to San Jose on the opening day of free agency, that may not have been Edmonton’s initial plan for him. The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta recently reported on the DFO Rundown (video link) that there was a deal in place to send him to the Bruins but that one of the other players involved in the swap wouldn’t waive their trade protection. As a result, the Oilers moved on to the offer from the Sharks and got that trade finalized. Meanwhile, Boston…