Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse will be sidelined five to 10 days after taking a shot to the head from Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves over the weekend. "Obviously there was a big scare there

Ryan Reaves was suspended five games for delivering the hit and, if Oilers fans take any silver lining from the situation, it’s that Reaves will likely miss more time than Nurse will. Knoblauch said that he thought the NHL handled it well, even if they ...

Nurse was skating with the puck behind Edmonton’s net early in the second period of Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto when Reaves clipped Nurse with his shoulder. The Oilers defenceman was bloodied and had to be helped to the locker room while Reaves received a match penalty.

A five-to-ten-day absence would probably schedule Nurse for a return against the Utah Hockey Club on November 29th, as the Oilers have a five-day break between a Saturday matchup